Absolutism & Enlightenment

Which statement best describes a result of the Glorious Revolution in England (1688)?

• England formed an alliance with France.

• Principles of limited government were strengthened.

• The power of the monarchy was increased.

• England lost its colonial possessions.

The Magna Carta can be described as a

• journal about English feudal society

• census of all tax-paying nobility in feudal England

• list of feudal rights that limited the power of the English monarchy

• statement of grievances of the middle class in England

The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of government is derived from

• divine right rulers

• the middle class

• a strong military

• those who are governed

Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan advocated that a ruler should

• employ absolute power to maintain order in areas under their rule

• apply Christian teachings to all decisions

• place the needs of the subjects first

• obtain power from a social contract with the governed

Which quotation was most likely made by an absolute monarch?

• "It is the parliament that must make the laws."

• "The government must be based on a sound constitution."

• "I am the state."

• "The government that governs best, governs the least."

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs tried to

• centralize political power within their nations

• increase individual rights for their citizens

• develop stronger relations with Islamic rulers

• encourage the growth of collective farms

Why were William and Mary crowned king and queen of England?

• To end the English Civil War

• To restore the English monarchy

• To prevent a Puritan monarch from occupying the throne

• To prevent a Catholic monarch from occupying the throne

The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 guaranteed

• that James II would succeed Charles II

• a person's right to appear in court if accused of a crime

• religious tolerance for Catholics

• that Parliament would have the power to levy taxes

The English Civil War pitted the

• Loyalists against the Royalists

• Roundheads against the Puritans.

• Royalists against the Roundheads

• Long Parliament against the Short Parliament

Louis XIV and Peter the Great would most likely agree with the expression

• "do not question government authority"

• "government should leave businesses alone"

• "countries should settle differences without war"

• "all men are created with natural rights"