Connecticut compromise Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

US History 1 CLEP (2022/2023) Rated A+ The Line of Demarcation The line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas A 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay Engineered the Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise of 1820 This maintaine...

GOVT 2305- EXAM I, II, III(2024)GOVT 2305- EXAM I, II, III Which level of government writes the majority of all criminal laws? - ANS State governments Which level of government is not mentioned at all in the Constitution? - ANS city government What was the Supreme Court case United States v. Lopez important? - ANS It was the first time since the New Deal that the Supreme Court limited the power of Congress found under the commerce clause The Constitution expressly ...

1. Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? (A) American politics is dominated by a small elite. (B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, and government. (C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. (D) American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas. (E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few group affiliat...

(solved) WGU C963 Exam Questions and Answers 2023 The right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be given by God; no government may take them away. - ANSWER Natural Rights A theory on how people might have lived before societies came into existence. - ANSWER State of Nature The requirement that government, when dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it equally applies to all. - ANSWER Due Process An agreement between people and government in which citizens...

True or False: The Texas Legislative Branch is the least weak of the three branches - True How senators are in the Texas Senate? - 31 How many representatives are in the Texas House of Rep. ? - 150 Connecticut Compromise - Proposed two chambers for legislative branch: one with the number of representatives based on state population and the other with fixed number of senators per state. Different for Texas legislature: Senate represents larger districts and more broad concerns for state (hav...

Foreign Service Officer Test Questions With Answers Virginia Plan Compromise written to favor larger states where representation would be based on population The United States is a republic... that is made of 50 sates, 14 independent territories, islands, one federal district and 15 departments. It was founded July 4th, 1776. New Jersey Plan favored a large centralized government where each state would receive equal representation (one vote). Great Compromise (Sherman Compromi...

Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) CORRECT ANSWER The compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that established two houses of Congress: the House of Representatives, in which representation is based on a state's population; and the Senate, in which each state has two representatives. Anti-Federalists CORRECT ANSWER Opponents of the U.S. Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption. Federalists CORRECT ANSWER Supporters of the U.S. Constitution ...

True or False: The Texas Legislative Branch is the least weak of the three branches - True How senators are in the Texas Senate? - 31 How many representatives are in the Texas House of Rep. ? - 150 Connecticut Compromise - Proposed two chambers for legislative branch: one with the number of representatives based on state population and the other with fixed number of senators per state. Different for Texas legislature: Senate represents larger districts and more broad concerns for state (hav...

Which of the following is NOT considered a development of the Early Modern Period in history? A Scientific experiments B The early nation-states C Progress in technology D All of the above occurred during this period - Answer- D: all of the developments listed occurred during the Early Modern Period. Once scientists had discovered and begun to use the Scientific Method to discover information about a subject under investigation during the Renaissance, scientists began to use principles of th...

The Current definition of the term "Latin america" is most correctly described as: CORRECT ANSWER -Everywhere in the Americas where a Latin language is spoken. -Everywhere in the Americas south of the united states, including the Caribbean -Everywhere in the Americas that Spanish or Portuguese predominantly is spoken. Which of the following is not considered a development of the Early Modern Period in history? CORRECT ANSWER All of these did occur: -Progress in technology -The early na...