Unit 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

Absolute Monarchy

Answer 1

political system where ruler is chosen by hereditary title and uses power to control all aspects of political life.

Question 2

Limited Monarchy

Answer 2

Political system where power of monarch is limited by constitution

Question 3

Divine right

Answer 3

Belief that a monarchy power was given to them by the authority of God

Question 4

Political revolution

Answer 4

Overthrow of one government and it’s replacement with another

Question 5

Sovereignty

Answer 5

Freedom from external control

Question 6

Constitutionalism

Answer 6

Political idea that government should be limited by constitution or set of policies and laws

Question 7

Bourgeoise

Answer 7

Middle class in revolutionary France

Question 8

Estate

Answer 8

Division of social class in revolutionary France

Question 9

Nationalism

Answer 9

Extreme patriotism and devotion to supremacy of one’s nation

Question 10

Balance of power

Answer 10

Political situation in which no one nation is powerful enough to pose a threat to others

Question 11

Estates general

Answer 11

Assembly of representatives from all 3 of the estates or social classes in France

Question 12

Parliament

Answer 12

Body of representatives that make laws for a nation

Question 13

Social contract theory

Answer 13

Agreements by which people define and limit individual rights, creating organized society or government