American Politics and the US Constitution –WGU C963. Exam Questions & Answers, Graded A+. Verified

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American Politics and the US Constitution –WGU C963. Exam Questions & Answers, Graded A+. Verified New Jersey Plan - ✔✔-advocated for equal representation in the national legislature rega... rdless 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. - ✔✔-During the Constitutional Convention, how did the Virginia Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan? unicameral legislature - ✔✔-with one chamber, in which each state would have one vote. Thus, smaller states would have the same power in the national legislature as larger states. However, the larger states argued that because they had more residents, they should be allotted more legislators to represent their interests. Virginia Plan - ✔✔-Proposal to create a strong national government New Jersey Plan - ✔✔-The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. What best describes the ideas and beliefs of federal and state sovereignty in the Virginia Plan? - ✔✔-The Virginia Plan not only sought to give more representation to populous states, it also advocated for a national government that would legislate for the states. Supporters of the Virginia Plan believed that a strong national government was vital to the success of the United States. The motivation for those who introduced and promoted the Virginia Plan was: - ✔✔-To shift more power to the national government In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested in what? - ✔✔-Maintaining the structure of the Articles of Confederation and basing representation on the states Resting at the heart of the debate over the Virginia and New Jersey plans was: - ✔✔-A disagreement over the national government being representative of the people or of the states. Which of the following accurately describes the outcome of the Great Compromise? - ✔✔-The Great Compromise created a bicameral legislature. The Great Compromise sought to balance: - ✔✔-The ideological differences over representation of the people or of the states. How do checks and balances keep the branches of government from abusing its power? - ✔✔-Checks and balances allow each branch of government the ability to restrict other branches of government. Checks and balances require the different branches of government to work together. How was slavery involved in the Constitutional Convention? - ✔✔-Representatives from the North were adamant that slaves not be counted towards a state's population while Southerners insisted that they be counted. What are specific powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution? - ✔✔-Congress was given the power to collect taxes, regulate trade and commerce, and declare war. To reinforce the representational differences in the national bicameral legislature, the Great Compromise required that: - ✔✔-Members of the House of Representatives be selected by the voters, and members of the Senate be selected by the state legislatures. The most important structural outcome of the Great Compromise was: - ✔✔-The creation of a bicameral national legislature, with each chamber representing a different type of political actor. Supremacy Clause - ✔✔-Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits. Legislative Branch - ✔✔-the branch of government that makes the laws Judicial Branch - ✔✔-Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly. Executive Branch - ✔✔-the branch of government that carries out laws What debate did the Great Compromise settle so that the Constitutional Convention could continue? - ✔✔-settled the debate between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans for state representation in the national legislature Supremacy Clause - ✔✔-works to support the power of the national government, not limit it. It seeks to make the government more powerful than the states in several areas. New Jersey Plan - ✔✔-The Senate has equal representation regardless of population of the state. New Jersey Plan - ✔✔-State governments still given sovereignty over their individual states. Virginia Plan - ✔✔-Bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers. Virginia Plan - ✔✔-Senators are appointed rather than popularly elected. Virginia Plan - ✔✔-The House of Representatives has state representation that varies based on the size of a state's population. Virginia Plan - ✔✔-The National government given increased powers. The Three-Fifths Compromise worked to: - ✔✔-Increase the representation of Southern states in the House of Representatives. The Anti-Federalist insistence on a Bill of Rights resulted from - ✔✔-The view that the Constitution offered little protection for liberty or natural rights. Add a bill of rights to the Constitution. - ✔✔-As a compromise to win support for ratification of the Constitution from the Anti-Federalists, the Federalists agreed to: The addition of the Bill of Right - ✔✔-Which Constitutional change was not advocated by the Federalists? Why did the Anti-Federalists want the government to remain closer to the people? - ✔✔-to keep the wealthy elites from having complete power. To prevent the possibility of government tyranny. seperation of powers - ✔✔-dividing the powers of government among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches Checks and Balances - ✔✔-used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch Federalist, no. 10 - ✔✔-eased the fear of the power of factions and encouraged the citizens to promote liberty of opinions and ideas. Federalist, no. 51 - ✔✔-eased the fear of the national government abusing its power with promotion of both separation of powers and checks and balances. Congress controls all international and intersta [Show More]

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