WGU C963 Pre - Assessment (Latest 2023 - 2024)
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Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress?
Answer: James Madison
Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain?
Answer: They did not have elected representatives in the House of
Commons.
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a
national judiciary.
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confed eration with a Congress?
Answer: They wanted a government based on the representation of
the population.
What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish?
Answer: A two-chamber Congress
What were the results of the three-fifths compromise?
Answer: It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their
enslaved population for the purpose of representation.
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What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Consti tution?
Answer: A strong national government is better for national defense
and economic growth.
Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated, "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition" in Federalist, no.51?
Answer: Separation of powers and checks and balances
What is a judicial check on the executive branch?
Answer: The Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive
branch unconstitutional.
What is the goal of new federalism?
Answer: Decentralize policy to enhance administrative efficiency and
reduce overall public spending
Which congressional action would be the result of the implied powers of Congress?
Answer: Congress passes a law raising the minimum wage to $10.00
per hour.
What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more power than individual members of the House of Representatives?
Answer: The small- er total number of Senate members compared to
the number of representatives
What describes the equal proportions method of congressional appor- tionment?
Answer: Congressional districts are drawn in order to maintain similar
numbers of voters in each district.
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