Final Review

How can Democracy best be described?

• No rule or oder
• Rule by a few people
• Rule by the people
• Rule by one person

Which type of government is defined as rule by one leader or king?

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny
• Democracy

In a representative democracy (like Rome)...

• The citizens rule the country by force
• The people select a representative to make decisions for them
• The citizens elect a monarch to reign
• The citizens directly vote on policies and laws

Absolutism is...

• A form of government where there are multiple leaders of a country
• A form of government where unlimited, complete power is held by one ruler
• A form of government where the people rule and directly vote on laws
• A form of government where the people rule by committee

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Allowed for the expansion of the King’s power
• Got rid of slavery
• Established a laissez-faire system
• Restricted the power of the Monarch

John Locke's "Natural Rights" stated that...

• The government should have the powers divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
• People should live in nature as intended from birth
• People have rights they are born with which include life, liberty, and property
• None of the above

John Locke said that if the government violated natural rights...

• People should express concern
• People should overthrow the government
• People should accept it
• People should flee to another country

Who was part of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Estates of France before the Revolution?

• 1st= Peasants, 2nd= Nobles, 3rd= Clergy
• 1st=Clergy, 2nd= Nobles, 3rd= Everybody else
• 1st=King, 2nd= Nobles, 3rd= Clergy
• 1st= Common People, 2nd= Clergy, 3rd= Nobles

Who was the King of France that was executed during the French Revolution?

• King Leopold II
• King Louis XVI
• King Henry VIII
• King Arthur III

Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?

• Food shortages
• Enlightenment ideas
• Excessive spending by the Monarchy
• All of the above