Political Systems and Key Terms Quiz

A person belonging by birth or naturalization to a nation or country

• citizen

• radical

• regime

• oppression

Written set of basic laws and principles by which a nation, state, or other organization is governed

• constitution

• sovereignty

• nation

• revolution

Philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason and logic to solve social and political problems

• Enlightenment

• Nationalism

• Oppression

• Revolution

Major change of the social or political structure of a society called

• Revolution

• Constitution

• Sovereignty

• Divine Right

The power of self-government and independence from outside control

• Sovereignty

• Oppression

• Nation

• Radical

Form of government where a king or queen has ALL of the power

• Absolute Monarchy (Absolutism)

• Republic

• Democracy

• Regime

Deism

• The religion of the Enlightenment (1700s) where followers believed God created the world but left it to run by its own natural laws

• A belief in multiple gods

• A strict adherence to church authority

• A rejection of all religious beliefs

Salons

• Social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophers, and others exchanged ideas

• Places where people went to get their hair styled

• Government buildings for official meetings

• Markets for trading goods

Coup (coup d'etat)

• Violent and illegal overthrow of a government by a small group

• A peaceful transfer of power

• A type of government tax

• A new law passed by parliament

Which concept includes the right to life, liberty, and property?

• Natural Rights

• Coup d'etat

• Salons

• Anarchy