Government, Enlightenment, and Scientific Revolution

What is the following statement describing?

Government has absolute power, limits individual rights and freedoms, and citizens must obey.

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

What is the following statement describing?

Power is restricted, has a constitution, protects the rights and freedoms of citizens.

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

What was the main cause of the English Civil War?

• Arguments over taxes & power between the king and parliament.

• Arguments over taxes & land between the king and parliament

• Arguments over taxes & power between the people and parliament.

• Arguments over land & power between the people and parliament.

What two parties fought in the English Civil War?

• congress and parliament

• king and parliament

• people and parliament

• church and science

Who won the English Civil War?

• The King

• Parliament

• The Royalists

• Nobody

Which of the following are NOT ways that you can limit the power of a government?

• Creating a constitution.

• Establishing a democracy.

• Establishing an absolute monarchy.

• Separating to government’s power.

In an absolute monarchy, who has all of the power?

• Parliament

• Congress

• King

• Senate

Ina constitutional monarchy, what limits the power of the king?

• Divine Right

• Nothing

• A monarchy

• A Constitution

What is Divine Right?

• The belief that the King's power comes from the people.

• The belief that the King's power comes from the God.

• The belief that the King's power comes from a constitution.

• The belief that the King comes before God.

What is a tyrant?

• Someone who goes against the will of God.

• Someone who uses unrestricted power to control people.

• Someone who establishes a fair set of laws.

• Someone who sets up a limited form of a government.