12.1-12.3 W.C.

What risk did someone take if they questioned a ruler, ruling through divine rights?

• The risk of gaining favor with the ruler.
• The risk of being ignored by the public.
• The risk of losing wealth or property.
• The risk of punishment or death.

Which of the following was an action Louis XIV did to control the French nobles?

• He granted them more power in local governance.
• He encouraged them to form alliances with foreign powers.
• He required nobles to live at the Palace of Versailles.
• He allowed them to keep their private armies.

Why did Louis XIV expel the Huguenots?

• To strengthen the power of the nobility and monarchy.

• To promote Protestantism in France.
• To increase trade with England.
• To unify religion and eliminate dissent towards Catholicism.

Why would absolute monarchs claim divine right?

• To seize the lands of feudal nobles

• To justify their right and authority to rule

• To satisfy the demands of religious leaders

• To ensure the good of the people they serve

What territorial changes resulted from the Peace of Westphalia, ending the 30 Year's War?

• The Holy Roman empire was united under a single leader

• Spain separated from the Hapsburg Empire

• The Netherlands and the Swiss Confederation became independent states

• The German states became protestant

Which of the following was not a major European power around the 1700s?

• Sweden
• Prussia
• Spain
• France

How were the relationships between Parliament and the Stuart monarchs different than the Tudor monarchs?

• The Stuart monarchs completely ignored Parliament unlike the Tudor monarchs.
• The Stuart monarchs had more conflicts with Parliament compared to the cooperation from the Tudor monarchs.

• Both the Tudor and Stuart monarchs had equally cooperative relationships with Parliament, and they lived in peace.

• The Tudor monarchs faced more conflict with Parliament than the Stuart monarchs, because Elizabeth I refused to talk about marriage.

What was one result of the English Civil War?

• Cromwell organized the New Model Army

• The Long Parliament began

• Parliament was disbanded

• Charles I was executed.

What was the English Bill of Rights?

• A document that limited the powers of monarchs and established rights to Parliament and the People

• A declaration of independence from the monarchy, ending the absolute monarchy in England forever

• A treaty between England and France that ended the Spanish American War.

• A document that granted absolute power to the monarchy.

What is the main feature of a constitutional government?

• Absolute power of the government
• No written laws governing actions
• Government decisions based solely on public opinion
• The rule of law and limitation of government powers by a constitution.