stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Unit 7/8 Quiz! Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Unit 7/8 Quiz!
Unit 7/8 Quiz!
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
25 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
Montesquieu's ideas influenced early leaders of the U.S. to create government characterized by -
Powerful executive branch
Political rights for women
Separation of powers
Amendment process
2
Thomas Hobbes described the social contract as exchange of rights for -
Stability of a strong central government
Promise of shared economic prosperity
Guarantee for the protection of individual rights
Commitment of a ruler to be considerate
3
Which political philosopher used his writing to promote freedom of speech?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Jefferson
4
Which idea contained in both American/French documents was used as justification for a revolution?
Governments are established to protect citizen's rights
Government power should be divided b/w different groups
Grouvernment should provide financiallly for citizens
Governments are corrupt and oppressive
5
The English Civil War, Glorious Revolution, & English Bill of Rights led to establishment of -
Absolute monarch invaded England
A constitutional monarchy
Direct democracy was created
Monarchy was abolished
6
Which scientist proposed the heliocentric theory which was later supported by Galileo
Nicolaus Copernicus
Eli Whitney
Robert Boyle
Isaac Newton
7
How did the Enlightenment further the development of democratic-republican government?
Philosophers argued for violent revolutions
The Catholic Church was strengthened
Ideas about individual rights were introduced
Support for absolute monarchs
8
What impact does the Bill of Rights have on U.S. citizens?
Provided employment opportunities
Free from government intervention
Guaranteed specific legal protections
Obligation to vote during elections
9
What were the major reasons for the American colonies' independence movement?
Lack of representation
Failure to follow British laws
Disagreement over slave labor
Worsening famine
10
Enlightenment philosophes like John Locke inspired political revolutions because of thier support for -
Divine right of kings
Imperialist poicies
Natural rights
Mercantilism
11
How did Enlightenment philosophe ideas influence future political revolutions?
Used by monarchs
Became the focus of debate
They were incorporated into constitutional documents
Used to create a series of mottos
12
Why is Simon Bolivar called the "George Washington of South America"?
He became president of South America
Led Mexico in their fight for independence
Led many South American countries to fight for independence
He was an honest person
13
Which ideas influenced the revolutionary movement led by Simon Bolivar?
Free-market principles
Criticism of industrial society
Promoting government during the Enlightenment
Religious ideas during the Great Awakening
14
How did the economies of France and the American colonies differ at the beginning of their revolutions?
American colonists had outlawed practicing slavery
France was more nationalistic
France suffere more financially
American were solely committed to nonviolence
15
What were the goals of the Congress of Vienna?
Return French monarchy to throne
Restore balance of power
Create a united German territory
Establish democratic values
16
What did the American and French revolutions have in common?
Citizens gained more political rights
They produced a new social order
Kings were able to mainain absolute power
Wealth of the Catholic Church increased
17
What were the French revolutionaries fighting for?
Replace existing political and social order
Protect divine right of kings
Build a French Empire
Spread Enlightenment ideas
18
The division of the government into 3 branches reflects which constitutional principle?
Control of the media
Federalism
Separation of powers
Individual rights
19
What geographic advantage did Great Britain gain as a result of winning the Battle of Trafalgar?
Control fo route of passage between 2 bodies of water
Control of French/Spanish border
Dorect access to trade routes
Beachhead
20
What was one of the main purposes of the Declaration of Independence?
Argue for the development of a constitution
Justify separation from Great Britain
Demonstrate the courage of the colonies
Determine the rights of all men
21
Which scientist applied reason and rationality to devise his laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
James Watt
Albert Einstein
22
Robert Boyle's scientific research had the most effect on what field of science?
Biology
Physics
Medicine
Chemistry
23
Which inspirational idea spread from the rise and fall of Napoleon's empire?
Constitutional government
Human rights
Nationalism
Freedom of the press
24
Who did Jean-Jacques Rousseau believe should create the laws of a nation?
Will of the people
Tribunal of relgious leaders
powerful absolute monarch
Representative legislature
25
Were Spanish colonies' independence movements related or completely separate?
Completely separate
Related/influenced