AMHS I 20 Semester Exam - First 13 Questions

One of the most significant outcomes of the Scientific Revolution was that people began to

• Question traditional opinion and think and experiment for themselves.
• Rely more heavily on witchcraft and superstition.
• More closely follow the Catholic Church
• Take a greater interest in the arts

System of government in which absolute monarchs ruled according to the principles of the Enlightenment.

• Absolute Monarchy
• Monarchy
• Enlightened Despotism
• Despotism

The beginning of the American Revolution was marked by the signing of the

• Magna Carta
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

Which branch of government is responsible for making a nation’s laws

• Judicial
• Legislative
• Executive
• Individual

He claimed that citizens have the right to overthrow their government when it fails to protect their rights.

• Thomas Hobbes
• Sir Isaac Newton
• Jean Rousseau
• Voltaire

The findings of Galileo and Newton were significant because, from their time on, scientific thought was based upon

• Traditional ways of thinking
• The ideas of the classic philosophers
• The authority of the church
• Observation and experimentation

In a democracy, the source of authority for the government comes from the

• Legislature
• People
• Dictator
• COurts

In the United States, a citizen’s free speech and expression may be legally restricted when that individual

• threatens public safety.
• opposes public opinion.
• criticizes public officials.
• condemns public institutions.

Government in which the leader uses the threat of force to maintain control is known as a

• dictatorship
• presidential democracy
• constitutional monarchy
• parliamentary democracy

One way absolute monarchies are similar to dictatorships is that citizens under both systems typically

• can elect new leadership by voting in elections.
• have greater freedoms than citizens in democracies.
• can amend their constitutions by gathering signatures on petitions.
• must engage in revolution in order to achieve governmental change.