Absolutism and the Enlightenment

This is the belief that the Monarch received their power and authority from God.

• Divine Right

• Republicanism

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

Adam Smith's idea of Laissez-Faire economics (Capitalism) said that...

• The Government should be heavily involved in the economy.

• The Government should be collecting as much tax as possible.

• The Government should be involved in the economy as little as possible.

• The Government's job is to set up colonies in order to find a lot of gold.

When people have a say in choosing their own government and leaders, it is called...

• Socialism

• Tyranny

• Republicanism

• Absolutism

A system of government where a monarch's power is limited by law.

• Absolute

  Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A major concept promoted by Enlightenment philosophers was the need for...

• A return to traditional medieval beliefs.

• Overseas expansion and colonization.

• Using religion to explain the world

• The use of logic and reason.

What did John Locke believe people should do if the government did not protect their natural rights?

• Accept their fate

• Rebel

• Ask their religious leader for help

• Peacefully protest to a higher authority

King Louis XIV said, "I am the state!"

This emphasized his ...

• Absolute

  power

• Constitutional Power

• Democratic

  Power

• Religious

  Power

What type of government would support the general will of the people?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

All of the following are branches of government EXCEPT for...

• Executive

• Legislative

• Republican

• Judicial

Natural Rights include all the following EXCEPT...

• Power

• Life

• Liberty

• Property