CCP ch.4 Flashcards
Regime
Norms and rules that govern politics
Authoritarianism
Absolute monarchy, revolutionary dictatorship, empires
Democracy
parliamentary, semi-presidential
French Revolution
1789-99 the French citizens overthrew the ancien regime
Ancien regime
the European old order of absolute monarchy supported by religious authority
Coup d’état
French word for forceful and sudden overthrow of government
Fifth Republic
France’s current regime 1958-present
Yellow vests movement
France protest against tax reforms and economic policies seen favoring rich
France’s public policy in the early 2000s
Prohibition of religious symbols, targeted Islams
Absolute monarchy
The development of Europe b/w the more decentralized governments of the modern era contributed to the modern era
Estates general
An assembly that included representatives from each of the three states
National assembly
issued the Declaration of the Right of Man and citizen. This document influenced ideas of liberty and natural rights
Cons of ancien régime
inhibited trade and development
Reign of Terror
Seizure of power and class war launched by radical Jacobins in revolutionary France (1734-94)