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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Louis XIV of France was associated with the style of government called
enlightened despotism.
feudal monarchy.
aristocracy.
absolute monarchy.
Which of the following states stood apart from the trend toward absolute monarchy in the 17th century and retained a parliamentary regime?
Britain
France
Spain
Austria-Hungary
The growing power of absolute monarchies was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
the construction of more sophisticated bureaucracies.
a decrease in military conflict.
little contact between people and the state government.
state participation in trade and commerce.
The growth of feudalism in Europe during the Middle Ages was primarily caused by the
rivalry between colonial empires.
suppression of internationalism.
decline of the Roman Catholic Church.
collapse of a strong central government.
One of the most important contributions of Montesquieu was his advocacy of a governmental system of
judicial appeal
separation of powers
direct election
party system
John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support
a return to feudalism in Europe.
a government ruled by a divine monarchy.
a society ruled by the Catholic Church.
the right of citizens to decide the best form of government.
The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that government decisions should be based on
fundamental religious beliefs.
the concept of the divine right of kings.
laws of nature and reason.
traditional values.
John Locke believed that people possess natural rights, or the rights to
life, liberty, and science.
life, liberty, and property.
liberty, education, and religion.
property, life, and monarchy.
Absolutism was most successfully established in
England
Spain
France
Prussia
The first two political parties in England were called
Whigs and Tories.
Roundheads and Cavaliers.
Liberal and Conservatives.
Royalist and Parliamentarian.
