Unit 1 Revolutions Exam

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Which Enlightenment Ideal is represented in Document A?: Enlightenment 1. "The stability of government in all its branches... depends so much upon an honest administration of justice, that the judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both." – John Adams, 2nd Continental Congress.

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Balance of power

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Which Enlightenment Ideal is represented in Document A?: A properly functioning democracy depends on informed citizens who can directly voice their opinions.

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Freedom of speech

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What is the main idea of Simon Bolivar's statement?: “Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is nothing so dangerous as to suffer power to be vested for a long time in one citizen. The people become accustomed to obeying him, and he becomes accustomed to commanding, hence the origin of usurpation and tyranny.”

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Balance of power

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The quote from the Declaration of Independence “...that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” was inspired by John Locke’s original quote of:

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Life, Liberty, and Property

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Where is the power of the government derived from according to the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

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The consent of the governed

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What is the meaning of the cartoon above?

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The King is carrying the first and second estate to safety during the Reign of Terror

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Which of the following was one cause of the French Revolution? New taxes on the Second Estate, Economic inequality during a financial crisis, Strong leadership from Louis XVI, Economic prosperity

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Economic inequality during a financial crisis

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When the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath after the meeting of the Estates General, what were they promising to stay together until?

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The third estate established a constitution

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The Spanish Latin American Social Structure pictured above can best be described as…

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A rigid social caste system

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What is most similar between the social structure of Latin American and of revolutionary France?

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A small minority has the power in society