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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe political theory that people form governments for their mutual protection and that government rules only with the consent of those people is known asSocialismdivine right theorysocial contract theorycommunism
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes a political theory of John Locke?There should be separation between church and statea government should be divided into three separate branchesmen and women are born free and entitled to equalitya government's power comes from the consent of the people
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement BEST describes the government outlined in the United States Constitution?National power is guaranteed by Article FourThe president is given unlimited powerPower is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branchesthe power of a one-house Congress is provided by a bill of rights
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to John Locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did citizens have a right to do?To divide the government into three separate partsTo elect new government leaders to rule the countryTo overthrow the government and establish a new oneTo create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern
- 5. Multiple ChoiceMontesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle ofnatural rightspopular sovereigntyseparation and balance of governmental powergovernment was created by man for his own purposes
- 6. Multiple Choice· Voltaire
· John Locke
· Baron de Montesquieu
· Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which statement BEST describes a common theme shared by these philosophers of the Enlightenment?They were all FrenchThe all believed in limited GovernmentsThey were all BritishThey all believed in a federal system of government - 7. Multiple Choice· born in England (1632)
· philosopher and physician
· "social contract" supporter
· Two Treatises of Government
Who is being described here?John LockeAdam SmithBaron MontesquieuJean-Jacques Rousseau - 8. Multiple ChoiceThe American government is divided into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Which European philosopher is credited with the idea of this "separation of powers?"John LockeThomas JeffersonBaron de MontesquieuJean Jacques Rousseau
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe economic model based on private ownership and the desire to make a profit is calledSocialismCommunismCapitalismMarxism
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that the economy thrives when the gov’t does not interfere with businesses & allows a free market to exist.Simple EconomicsMacro EconomicsMicro EconomicsLaissez-faire Economics
- 11. Multiple ChoiceGeorge III was the leader of Britain duringWW IIthe Cold Warthe Latin American RevolutionThe American Revolution
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was a reason the American colonies were fighting a war for independence in 1776?restrictions on colonial traderestrictions on slave ownership in the coloniesfailure to protect the colonist from attacks by the Frenchfailure to protect the colonists from attacks by the Spanish
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe French Revolution(1789) began as a reaction toreligious persectuioninvasion by the Moorsa desire for democracyunequal taxation
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Treaty of Paris of 1783ended the French colonial holdings in North Americaeventually became a major cause of the Mexican Warensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their landsgranted the United States independence from England
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich movement inspired the French Revolution?The RenaissanceThe EnlightenmentNapoleonic ConquestsThe Russian Revolution
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHistorians have regarded the American Revolution as being of worldwide importance because itwas won without foreign military assistancewas led by people of recognized intellectual abilityended European imperialism in the Western Hemispheremarked the successful emeregence of a new concept in government
- 17. Multiple ChoicePrior to the French Revolution, which class has the most people but the least political power?Third EstateSecond EstateEstates GeneralEstate Assemble
- 18. Multiple Choice
This image depicts an even that is considered to the beginning of the French Revolution. What is the name of the event?The burning of ParisThe Tennis Court OathThe Storming of the BastilleThe Beheading of King Louis XVI - 19. Multiple Choice· April, 1775- Americans win at Lexington & Concord
· June, 1775- Americans retreat at Bunker Hill
· December, 1776- Americans re-capture Trenton
· September, 1777- British occupy Philadelphia
It is evident from these events that in the early years of the Revolutionary War...the British were close to winningthe Americans were close to winningmost of the fighting was in the Souththat the outcome was far from decided - 20. Multiple Choice· Maximillien Robespierre
· Reign of Terror
· The Directory
All of these issues were part ofthe Thermidorian Reaction during the French Revolutionthe transition in the nature of the French Revolutionthe establishment of the French Revolutionthe end of the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte - 21. Multiple ChoiceThe revolution in France at the end of the 18th century was responsible forending British rule in Normandyending the era of the Enlightenmentcausing the American Revolutioninspiring revolutions in Latin America
- 22. Multiple ChoiceLatin American revolutions during the early 19th century were MOST LIKELY inspired by the French Revolution and theCuban RevolutionRussian RevolutionAmerican RevolutionWest Indies Revolution
- 23. Multiple ChoiceNapoleon Bonaparte's rise to power came asan opponent to the Revolutionafter executing Loius XVIhusband of Marie Antoinettea French military hero
- 24. Multiple ChoiceGeography and harsh weather played a major role in Napoleon's defeat during his invasion ofRussiaHungaryGermanyGreat Britian
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich European ruler was able to bring all of the areas in blue under his direct control?Adolf HitlerJulius CaesarKaiser Wilhelm IINapoleon Bonaparte
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Napoleonic Code remained in use in much of Europe and the Americas even after Napoleon's defeat. Which statement is an accurate description of the Napoleonic Code?Construction standards were developed to ensure that monuments, government structures, and later, all buildings, met safety codes.Special privilege for nobles was replaced with a system of civil laws governing property ownership and criminal procedures.A military code of justice was established to ensure that prisoners of war and enemy combatants were treated fairly.A system of embassies and consulates was established for the negotiation of international treaties or agreements.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe revolution that resulted in the independence of Haiti in 1804 MOST resembled the revolution inBrazilFrancethe United Statesthe Spanish Empire
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