What type of system is considered a “limited government?”

• Absolute monarchy

• Parliamentary

• Totalitarianism

• Dictatorship

During the 17th and 18th centuries, most of Europe was ruled by unlimited governments. Which of the following is an example of an “unlimited government?”

• Democracy

• Constitutional monarchy

• Absolute monarchy

• Parliamentary

Many rulers came to power believing that their right to lead came from God. This is an example of:

• The goals of Puritan reformers

• The separation of church and state

• The lawmaking power of Parliament

• The idea of divine right

All of the following are characteristics of a limited government except:

• Right to a fair and speedy trial

• Freely elected Parliament

• Taxation of people when the king wants more money

• Open debate in Parliament

The Glorious Revolution is significant to British history because it:

• Freed political prisoners locked up in the Bastille

• Limited the monarchy’s power by establishing a Bill of Rights

• Kept the power in the hands of the monarch

• Ended religious division between Catholics and Protestants

The English Bill of Rights of 1689 did all of the following except:

• Set up a constitutional monarchy

• Provide for an elected assembly

• Include basic rights and freedoms for the people

• Promise to have a king who would rule with absolute power

What did Parliament require William III and Mary II to sign in order to take the throne of England?

• The Petition of Rights

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Restoration

• The Commonwealth

During the 17th and 18th centuries, nearly every European ruler held absolute, or unlimited, power. Which of the following ruler(s) had his or her power limited by law?

• Peter the Great

• William and Mary

• Catherine the Great

• Louis XIV

The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from:

• Divine-right rulers

• The middle class

• A strong military

• The people

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for freedom of religion and free speech?

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Rousseau