WGU C963 - American Politics and the US Constitution (Quizzes) Latest Updated 2023 Graded A+

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WGU C963 - American Politics and the US Constitution (Quizzes) Latest Updated 2023 Graded A+ Which concept is an Enlightenment idea that influenced the leaders of the American Revolution? Free pre... ss Universal suffrage Trial by jury Social contract ✔✔Social contract How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution? Ensured that civil rights would not be violated. Explicitly listed individual freedoms. Eliminated the need for amendments. Expanded the authority of the government. ✔✔Explicitly listed individual freedoms. What describes the general structure of the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation? It was a direct democracy with limited state autonomy. It was a confederation of states under a strong central government. It was a collection of independent states bound by a treaty. It was an alliance of independent states under a limited central government. ✔✔It was an alliance of independent states under a limited central government. What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation? Representatives from larger states wielded too much power. The national government did not have the power to impose taxes. The state government structures were given very limited powers. They were not approved by all of the states. ✔✔The national government did not have the power to impose taxes. What describes Clause 3 of Article IV, Section 2 in the Constitution? Slave owners could import as many slaves as they wished. Slave owners could not sell slaves to owners in different states. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled. Slave owners could not represent the interests of the slave population. ✔✔Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled. Which major compromise was made at the Constitut [Show More]

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