World History 2nd Semester Final Exam

What is an absolute monarch?

• A king or queen who held all of the power within their states' boundaries.
• A king or queen who answers to the nobles and makes decisions based on the needs of the poor.

• A king or queen who divides power between themselves and the Church to make decisions for the people.

• A king or queen who divides power among their people to make decisions for the government.

What is the Enlightenment?

• a new movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of people to follow their monarchs without question.

• a new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power for individuals to solve problems.

• a movement that stressed using common sense and prayer to solve problems.

• None of these describe the Enlightenment.

What is a coup d’etat?

• A sudden seizure of power or blow to the state.
• A very long struggle for power that eventually ends in a monarchy.

• A fundamental shift in the religious beliefs of a country or territory.

• An agreement to participate in a republican government

What are the social classes in France known as?

What event influenced the Third Estate to want equality, liberty, and fraternity?

Did King Louis XIV practice an absolute government or limited government?

What was Baron de Montesquieu’s view on government based on his idea of Separation of Powers?

• Montesquieu believed that one person should have many duties.

• The government should be in control of everything

• The government has no control over citizens and they do what they want

• The government should not be in the hands of one absolute power because corruption will occur. It should be in the hands of many

How does John Locke’s idea of natural rights contribute to due process?

• The government takes away some of your natural rights to get protection.

• It is a separation of powers that give rights.

• Your life, liberty, and property cannot be denied without a proper system of law– must be just.

• Your freedom of speech is processing in the form of a trial.

What does Jean-Jacques Rousseau believe?

What is the difference between natural law and natural rights?

• Natural law promotes equality, but natural rights emphasize the hierarchical distribution of privileges.

• Natural law exists only in monarchies, while natural rights are exclusive to democratic governments.

• Natural law serves as a guideline for societal behavior, while natural rights are privileges granted by governments.

• Natural law defines universal principles of justice, and natural rights are derived from these principles, such as life, liberty, and property.