Question 3
Which of the following is NOT a statement written in the English Bill of Rights?

Question 3 options:

Law would be based on the rulings by judges in previous cases


Powers of the king would be restricted


Certain rights and liberties are guaranteed to the people


A constitutional monarchy would be established in England

Question 4
Which of the following established England as a constitutional monarchy?

Question 4 options:

English common law


Magna Carta


English Bill of Rights


Parliament Acts

Question 5
The French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu believed that the power of a government __________.

Question 5 options:

comes from the consent of the people it is governing


belongs in the hands of only nobles and church leaders


was best divided into three separate branches


should never be used to tax the people

Question 6
What is a form of monarchy in which the rulers held all the power in their country with no checks or balances on their power?

Question 6 options:

Absolute monarchs


Constitutional monarchs


Philosopher kings


The Senate

Question 7
Which of the following heavily influenced the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the U.S. Declaration of Independence?

Question 7 options:

Catholic Reformation


divine right of kings


women's movement


Enlightenment

Question 8
What Renaissance belief helped prepare the modern world for democracy?

Question 8 options:

Individuals should help society by developing their potential and creativity


Individuals should focus on a better future life instead of the trials and tribulations of this world


Citizens should rely on their leaders to mold society and government


People should do good works and focus on the afterlife

Question 9
How did the Reformation contribute to the growth of democracy?

Question 9 options:

The main goal of the Reformation was to eliminate corruption in government.


Protestantism encouraged people to question authority and rely on their own judgment.


People added more religious rituals to their daily routines.


Church leaders gave sermons encouraging people to participate in the democratic process.

Question 10
Which of the following characterizes the Industrial Revolution?

Question 10 options:

Traditional methods of manufacturing resulted in increased steel production.


Most people in Europe lived and worked on farms and in small villages.


Many weavers, spinners, and craftsmen worked in their cottages or homes


Fewer goods were made by hand as production shifted to machines.

Question 11
Which of the following statements about the American Revolution is true?

Question 11 options:

It sparked a civil war among the newly formed states.


It was sparked by humanist ideas.


It frightened most of the people of France, who feared violence and revolution.


It led to the formation of a new nation with a new form of government.

Question 12
Which of the following was one of the causes of the American Revolution?

Question 12 options:

taxation without representation


strict restrictions on religious freedom


unequal treatment of women


unfair treatment of African Americans

Question 13
Which document best reflects the ideas of the Enlightenment?

Question 13 options:

Declaration of Independence


U.S. Constitution


Magna Carta


The Wealth of Nations

Question 14
Who gave the world its first democracy?

Question 14 options:

Israel


Athens


Rome


Vatican City

Question 15
What was the European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries that applied reason and science to the social and political world?

Question 15 options:

Enlightenment


Reformation


Glorious Revolution


Renaissance

Question 16
Why is having a written set of laws significant?

Question 16 options:

It limits the ability of powerful people to make up rules arbitrarily


It allows people to understand the laws more clearly


It protects the people living under the set of laws from tyranny


All of these

Question 17
What was the significance of the beheading of Charles I of England?

Question 17 options:

It immediately created a democracy in England


King Charles I was the last monarch to rule England


It took power out of the hands of the monarchy and made people realize the true power of the people


It led to the first oligarchy in England

Question 18
Which arts and culture movement reinforced important attitudes in the development of democracy through its emphasis on humanism, confidence in human potential, and the worth and dignity of the individual?

Question 18 options:

Reformation


Renaissance


Enlightenment


Restoration



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