WGU C963 American Politics and the US Constitution

Marbury v. Madison Correct Answer: This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Supreme Court declared that the law conflicted with the U.S. Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial review wherein the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws passed by Congress and signed by the president to be unconstitutional. Dred Scott v. Sanford Correct Answer: Supreme Court case that decided US Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories an...

John Locke Correct Answer: English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property. Montesquieu Correct Answer: French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers. Advocated for due process Adam Smith Correct Answer: argued for propert...

Social Contract Correct Answer: An agreement between people and government in which citizens consent to being governed so long as the government protects their natural rights. Natural Rights Correct Answer: the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property State of Nature Correct Answer: A theory on how people might have lived before societies came into existence. is a condition in which all of us live individually and solitarily, prio...

Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress? Correct Answer: James Madison What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution? Correct Answer: A strong national government is better for national defense and economic growth What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more power than individual members of the House of Representatives? Correct Answer: The smaller total number of Senate members compared to...

Civil rights Correct Answer: The basic right to be free from unequal treatment, are based on certain protected characteristics, such as race, gender, and disability, and in settings such as employment, education, housing, and access to public facilities. If you believe that the government is supposed to be doing something, then it is a right. Rights are prescriptions of government power. equality of treatment Correct Answer: This is a requirement that the government, in dealing with peopl...

What describes characteristics of a social contract? Correct Answer: -Specification of natural rights -a definition of human nature -a collective expression of a collectively shared interest In what ways is the state of nature important for constructing a social contract? Correct Answer: -The State of Nature gives definition to what it means to be human -The state of nature gives definition to natural rights Why is it important to now what the quality of life is like in the state of ...

New Jersey Plan Correct Answer: advocated for equal representation in the national legislature regardless of the size of a state's population in order to ensure that smaller states still had a voice in the government. The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for some states, while the New Jersey Plan provided for equal representation for all states. Correct Answer: During the Constitutional Convention, how did the Virginia Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan? uni...

• I can identify areas of the Constitution that are influenced by the enlightenment. Correct Answer: The Constitution makes justice more important than liberty. more concerned with controlling rather than expressing the popular will. Property rights republicanism separation of powers • I can identify areas of the Bill of Rights that are influenced by the enlightenment Correct Answer: natural rights and procedural rights.1st amendment • I can list several weaknesses of the Articles ...

Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress? Correct Answer: James Madison Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain? Correct 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? Correct Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary. Why did the framers design the government under the Artic...

natural rights Correct Answer Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke Correct Answer 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature Correct Answer Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process Correct Answer involves the government's obligation to treat all citize...