7-2.1: Absolute vs Constitutional Monarchies

What is one characteristic of unlimited government?

• The ruler makes all of the government decisions.

• The people are allowed to participate in government decisions.

• The government allows its citizens to act without laws.

• The government gives citizens a large number of individual rights.

In addition to raising taxes, how did French and Russian monarchs exercise their absolute powers?

• making public education mandatory

• using the military to enforce government policies

• establishing foreign relationships with other European nations

• dictating what kinds of crops could be grown by farmers

What characteristic of an absolute monarchy makes it unlimited?

• Tax laws are made by a group of land owning nobles.

• Parliament has the authority to pass laws related to trade.

• The monarch appoints wealthy nobles to Parliament.

• The monarch has authority to carry out any law he wishes.

With which statement would Louis XIV and Peter the Great most likely agree?

• "The authority of the government should not be questioned."

• "All men are entitled to own private property."

• "Women and men are equals in society."

• "All men are created with natural rights."

According to the philosophy of "divine right," from where do monarchs draw their power to rule?

• directly from God

• from the will of their subjects

• from the strength of their militaries

• directly from their fathers

Which describes the idea of limited government?

• Restraints are placed upon the power and authority of government.

• Individual rights and freedoms of citizens are restricted.

• Citizens are expected to be totally obedient to the government.

• All laws are created and enforced by a king or queen.

Separation of powers, democracy and a constitution are all characteristics of what form of government?

• monarchy

• absolutism

• limited government

• unlimited government

Although it was signed in 1215, how did the Magna Carta impact governments in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s?

• It set up court systems and listed punishments for certain crimes.

• It stated that leaders should be chosen by divine right.

• It established a precedent for limiting the power of the king.

• It convinced leaders not to give voting rights to people who did not own land.

How did European nations attempt to take power from traditional monarchies?

• by opening capitalist markets and increasing trade

• by reducing the influence of the church and banning religious governments

• by creating large militaries and forcing the use of new laws

• by separating the powers of government and writing constitutions

This chart shows the characteristics of a type of government established in England in the 1600s. What is the best title for this chart?

• absolute monarchy

• constitutional monarchy

• democracy

• theocracy