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unit three
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The european intellectual movement that emphasized the responsibility of government to protect people's natural rights was called the: | Enlightenment |
| The phrase "Natural Rights" is original to and central to the writings of which philosopher? | John Locke |
| The Declaration of Independence expresses the philosophy that the power of the government comes from whom? | the people |
| What is the role of government in the social contract? | To uphold the people's rights |
| What principle is directly reflected in the division of government into three branches? | Separation of Powers |
| The ideas of Locke and Rousseau influenced Simon Bolivar to do what? | Fight for democratic revolution in Latin America |
| What kind of rights did the colonists think the british were violating? | The individual rights given to them in the English BIll of Rights |
| What happened first? War of the Declaration of Independence? | War |
| Put the following documents in order starting with the earliest? Articles of Confederation Declaration of Independence US Constitution Bill of Rights | Dec. of Independence Art. of Confederation US Constitution Bill of Rights |
| Why did the American Revolution result in a stable democracy, while some other revolutions did not? | Americans created both a strong government and protections for individual rights |
| All of the major revolutionary movements focused on popular sovereignty, what does that mean? | the government getting their power from the people they govern |
| Whose excessive spending led to the French Revolution? | Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette |
| In pre-revolutionary France, what were estates? | 3 large social classes: 1st and 2nd were privileged estates |
| What committee carried out the "Reign of Terror" in France? | The committee of Public Safety |
| What was France like when napoleon took power? | In debt, chaotic |
| What form of government did napoleon lead? | A dictatorship |
| What is a representative government? | A government run by elected officials |
| Why did English colonists in America expect to have representative government in the colonies? | There was a tradition of representative gov't in England. |
| The idea that governments get their power from the people they govern is called: | Popular Sovereignty |
| The American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and citizen, both emphasize the rights of whom? | the individual |
| The term "unalienable rights" in the declaration of independence refers to rights that: | the government cannot take away |
| Who was the most important leader at the Congress of Vienna? | Klemens Von Metternich |
| What happened as a result of the Congress of Vienna? | A balance of power was established and diminished the size of France's power, while increasing Britain and Prussia's |
| What was the primary concern of the concert of vienna? | To keep an alliance with Christain principles to combat revolution |
| The revolutions of 1848 had a lasting impact even though they perished because their: | ideals persisted |
| Germany and Italy became two unified nation-states as a result of what kind of movements? | Nationalist Movements |
| When a country's constitution requires the Branches of Government to remain independent of each other, it's adhering to the constitutional principle of: | Separation of Powers |
| The English philosopher John Locke argued that life, liberty, and property are: | Natural Rights and Unalienable rights |
| The Natural rights philosophy: Emphasizes individual rights to life, liberty, and property. Which american document BEST exemplifies the natural rights philosophy described above? | American Declaration of Independence |
| How did the magna carta contribute the the development of the English government? | it limited the power of the king |
| Unlike the french revolution, the american revolution produced a lasting: | constitutional government |
| Which leader was inspired by the ideas of the american revolution and the enlightenment to lead the liberation of much of south america from spain? | Simon Bolivar |
| When members of the 3rd estate took the tennis court oath (1789) at the start of the revolution, they were attempting to: | make a point, write a new constitution |
| which act by the people first demonstrated that popular protest would play a role in the french revolution? | The fall of the Bastille |
| Between 1815 and 1848, the congress of vienna and the concert of europe suppressed nationalism by: | ensuring a balance of power between nations |
| The US Constitution reflects the principle of federalism by dividing power among whom? | the national and the state governments |
| What guarantees freedom of speech to US citizens? | The US Bill of Rights |
| Put the Documents of Democracy in order (Earliest to Latest - there are 5) | 1) Magna Carta- 1215 2) English Bill of Rights- 1689 3) American Declaration of Independence- 1774 4) French Declaration of Independence- 1789 5) US Bill of Rights- 1791 |
| Who was the leader of the committee of public safety? | Robespierre |
| Why did Napoleon not succeed during his russian campaign? | the harsh russian winter |
| What period of the french revolution is characterized as democratic despotism? | Reign of Terror |
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