unit

Question 1

declaration of independence

Answer 1

a statement of the reasons for the american colonies break with britain approved by the second continental congress in 1776

Question 2

checkd and balances

Answer 2

measures designed to prevent any one branch of government from dominating the others

Question 3

federal system

Answer 3

a system of government In which power is divided between a central authority, and a number of individual states

Question 4

bill of rights

Answer 4

The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution, which protects citizens, basic rights and freedoms

Question 5

old reigme

Answer 5

The political and social system

Question 6

estate

Answer 6

One of the three social classes in France before the French revolution, the first Earth Day, consisting of the clergy, the second estate of the novelty, and the third estate of the rest of the population

Question 7

estates general

Answer 7

In assembly of representatives from all three of the estate or social classes in france

Question 8

National assembly

Answer 8

A French Congress, established by representatives of the third estate on June 17, 1789 to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people

Question 9

Tennis court oath

Answer 9

A pledge made by the members of france’s national assembly, and what they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution

Question 10

Great fear

Answer 10

A wave of senseless panic

Question 11

Legislative assembly

Answer 11

A French congress with the power to create laws and approve declarations of war

Question 12

Emerges

Answer 12

A person who lives in his native country for political reasons, like bonobos and others, who fled France during the peasant, uprisings of the French revolution

Question 13

Reign of terror

Answer 13

The. One Maximilian Robespierre ruled france nearly as a Dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed

Question 14

coup detat

Answer 14

A sudden seizure of political power in nation

Question 15

Concordat

Answer 15

A formal agreement dealing with the Control of Church Affairs

Question 16

Napoleonic code

Answer 16

A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon

Question 17

Concert of Europe

Answer 17

A series of alliances among European nations, devised by Prince klemens, von mentternich to prevent the outbreak of revolutions

Question 18

thomas hobbes

Answer 18

Believe that people should handover the rights to a ruler in exchange for law, and order known as a social contract

Question 19

John Locke

Answer 19

Believe that people had the natural ability to govern their own affairs, and for look after the welfare of society favor the idea of self government

Question 20

Voltaire

Answer 20

Fart for tolerance, reason, freedom of religious belief and freedom of speech

Question 21

Montesquieu

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Propose that the separation of powers, so no group or individuals could gain total control of the government

Question 22

Rosseau

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Believed Good government was one Really formed by the people. All people are equal titles of nobility should be abolished.

Question 23

Beccaria

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Believed laws existed to reserve the social order person accuse the should receive a speedy trial torture should never be used degree of punishment based on seriousness of crime capital punishment should be abolished

Question 24

Mary Wallstonecraft

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Argued that women need education to become virtuous, and useful urge to women, to enter the male-dominated fields of medicine and politics

Question 25

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 25

Political leader, who wrote the declaration of independence, supported free-speech, religious freedom and other civil liberties, but was also a slave owner was a statesman inventor, and architect

Question 26

Louis XV. I.

Answer 26

The king of France before the French revolution, he put France into heavy debt and was in Ineffective leader

Question 27

Marie antoinette

Answer 27

The queen of France before the French revolution she often gave Louis bad advice and help put frantic to depth

Question 28

Robespierre

Answer 28

His role in France became known as the reign of terror because he sent many of his enemies to the guillotine