WGU C963- Self Assess. Questions and Answers Rated A+

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WGU C963- Self Assess. Questions and Answers Rated A+ I can identify major contributors to the Social Contract TheoryThomas Hobbes ✔✔Physical securitySocial contract should protect the right to ... life. I can identify major contributors to the Social Contract TheoryJohn Locke ✔✔Quality of LifePeople have rights from God that the Government cannot take away. The Social Contract should protect life, liberty, and property. I can identify major contributors to the Social Contract TheoryJean- Jacques Rousseau ✔✔Freedom of ChoiceYou cannot be "forced to be free" and it should protect liberty. State of Nature ✔✔How people may have lived before societies came into existence. Natural Rights ✔✔"Basic human rights" we choose how we want to live. Sovereignty ✔✔A person who has supreme power/ authority. Consensual Political Rule ✔✔People consent the government to make rules to follow- allowing the government to tell you what you can and can't do. I can identify areas of the Constitution that are influenced by the enlightenment ✔✔Locke's natural rights and Rousseau's social contract. *** Article 1 Section 2 Clause 1. *** Separation of Powers found on Articles 1, 2, and 3. I can identify areas of the Bill of Rights that are influenced by the enlightenment ✔✔Society and government are created to protect and advance natural rights. I can identify areas of the Declaration of Independence that are influenced by the enlightenment ✔✔Key natural rights are life, liberty, and property in which we are individually and equally entitled. I can explain the primary goals of the Articles of Confederation ✔✔Limit the powers of the national government, which in return it provides greater state sovereignty. I can describe the structure of government under the Articles of Confederation ✔✔Unicameral congress = 1 chamber; confederation. Each state had ONLY 1 vote in congress. Central government was weaker than the states. I can list the powers of the government under the Articles of Confederation ✔✔- Borrow and coin money - Declare war - Make treaties - Alliance with other nations - Regulate trade with Native Americans - Settle disputes among other states I can list several weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation ✔✔- No power to tact or interstate commerce or regulate trade. They could only request $$$ from the states. - No national army or navy. - No judicial or executive branches. - Each state had 1 vote regardless or the size in congress. - The articles could not be changed without an unanimous vote to do so. I can list several characteristics of the New Jersey Plan ✔✔- Unicameral - State based (each state is equally represented) - Small states are given the same power as larger states in the national legislature - Legislature gave all states 1 vote each regardless of the population size I can list several characteristics of the Virginia Plan ✔✔- Bicameral - Population based (higher population=more reps.) - Larger states would have more power than smaller states in the national legislature - Legislature in which states received representation based on their population. I can describe the major compromises that occurred during the Constitutional Convention ✔✔- Bicameral legislature = Seterm-19nate and House of Reps. - 2 senators regardless of size representation - Representation in the house would be based upon population. - Elected members of the house = 2 years in office. - Appointed to senate by each state political elite would serve a term of 6 years. Checks and Balances ✔✔A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power Separation of Powers ✔✔Government separated into three different branches: legislative, executive, and judicial powers. Three-Fifths Compromise ✔✔Satisfied the concerns of the south over the counting of their slave population by allowing 60% of slave population to be counted for state representation and tax purpose. *** Northern and Southern states *** 5 slaves = 3 votes I can describe the Federalist's views on the scope and power of the government ✔✔Strong government for national defense and economic growth. National currency = government power to create. - Ability to regulate trades and place tariffs. - Collection of taxes. I can describe the Anti Federalist views on the scope and powers of the government ✔✔Feared national government and believed in state legislatures. Believed strong federal government would favor the rich over those of the "middle sort." I can list reasons FOR ratifying the constitution ✔✔Federalist wanted a strong government. I can list reasons AGAINST ratifying the constitution ✔✔Anti- Federalist wanted to protest people's rights. Federalist #10 ✔✔America is divided into groups that are in conflict others. The purpose of the government is to make sure these group reach some sort of compromise. Federalist #51 ✔✔Separation of Powers/ Checks and Balances protect people from an abusive government. Purpose of having Separation of Powers ✔✔In order to avoid the possibility of the government ignoring the rights of its citizens. Congress 100 U.S. Senators / 2 senators per state 435 U.S. House of Reps- Reps are determin [Show More]

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