Political Revolutions

Enlightenment philosophers challenged the divine right of kings when they proposed the idea of -

• The nation-state

• A social contract

• A fair working wage

• Female political participation

The European response to the rise and fall of Napoleon’s empire helped to spread the idea of —

• Nationalism

• Human Rights

• Freedom of the Press

• Constitutional Government

What impact does the Bill of Rights have on society in the United States?

• U.S. citizens are obligated to vote during elections

• U.S. citizens are provided employment opportunities

• U.S. citizens are guaranteed specific legal protections

• U.S. citizens are free from any government intervention in their lives

Jean-Jacques Rousseau proposed the idea that laws should be created by —

• A general will of the people

• A representative legislature

• A powerful absolute monarch

• A tribunal of religious leaders

Which of the following individuals would have been most supportive of a theocratic government?

• John Calvin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

Montesquieu’s ideas influenced early leaders of the United States to create a government characterized by —

• An amendment process

• A separation of powers

• Political rights for women

• A powerful executive branch

Which Enlightenment philosophe is associated with his defense of freedom of speech?

• Blackstone

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Wollstonecraft

A major contributing factor to the start of an independence movement in the American colonies was —

• The failure of the colonists to follow the British laws

• A disagreement over the use of enslaved labor in the colonies

• A worsening famine brought about by poor harvests in the colonies

• The lack of representation of the colonists in the British parliament

Following the defeat of Napoleon, European powers came together at the Congress of Vienna in order to —

• Restore a balance of power in Europe

• Return the French monarch to the throne

• Support the creation of a united German territory

• Establish democratic governments throughout Europe

The Enlightenment philosophers inspired later political revolution because of their support for —

• Mercantilism

• Natural Rights

• Imperialist Policies

• Divine Right of Kings