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Compare and Contrast Revolutions — Unit test Answers

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Which statement best explains the ideas of Baron de Montesquieu?

A
Governments should respect the fundamental rights of humans.
B
The absolute authority of government is essential to ensure safety.
C
The powers of government should be separated into different offices.
D
Governments take away the freedom of citizens and foster inequality.
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A goal of which revolution(s) was the restoration of a Protestant monarch?

A
the French Revolution
B
the French and Glorious revolutions
C
the American and Glorious revolutions
D
the Glorious Revolution
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What is the primary reason to have three branches of government?

A
Having three branches prevents the concentration of power in one branch.
B
Having three branches delineates specific roles for each branch.
C
Having three branches ensures that every decision made is one everyone can agree with.
D
Having three branches affirms absolute civilian control of the government.
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Which document provided a model plan of government to other nations?

A
the Declaration of Independence
B
the US Constitution
C
the Articles of Confederation
D
the Bill of Rights
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The English Bill of Rights laid the foundation for

A
the Glorious Revolution.
B
the American Revolution.
C
a representative republic.
D
a constitutional monarchy.
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What did the guillotine symbolize?

A
the execution of the wealthy
B
the Reign of Terror
C
the National Convention
D
the power of radicals
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How was the outcome of the French Revolution most like that of the American Revolution?

A
It weakened the power of the church over government.
B
It upheld natural rights when it drafted the Declaration of Independence.
C
It created a new constitution that protected peoples’ rights.
D
It attempted to eliminate the power of the king to control citizens’ religion.
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In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson affirmed

A
the natural rights of all people.
B
the separation of church and state.
C
the end of all relations with Britain.
D
the new system of government.
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Which best describes how education changed during the Enlightenment?

A
Religious doctrine was banished from education.
B
Mathematics became integral to all disciplines.
C
Education centered on humans’ relationships with nature.
D
Reason was applied to different disciplines.
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Read the quote by Maximilien de Robespierre.Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible.How does the quote best apply to the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre’s leadership?

A
People had a right to a speedy trial under the Committee of Public Safety.
B
Citizens who behaved had nothing to fear from the Committee of Public Safety.
C
The Committee of Public Safety meted out justice fairly and evenly.
D
The Committee of Public Safety forcefully eliminated all opposition.
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The French goal to weaken the power of religion over government was inspired by which Enlightenment idea?

A
separation of powers
B
social contract
C
separation of church and state
D
natural rights
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What role did the working class of France play during the Reign of Terror?

A
They were the main target of the government’s violence.
B
They strongly supported the Jacobins’ use of radical measures.
C
They remained uninvolved in the French Revolution.
D
They used violence to overthrow the Jacobins.
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Which concepts best relate to the ideas of Baron de Montesquieu? Select two options.natural rightssocial contractchecks and balancesabsolute governmentseparation of powersrepresentative government

A
natural rights
B
social contract
C
checks and balances
D
absolute government
E
separation of powers
F
representative government
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Which phrase is associated with John Locke?

A
“the pursuit of happiness”
B
“nasty, brutish, and short”
C
“life, liberty, and property”
D
“for the people, by the people”
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Why could the British restriction of trade be considered a violation of natural rights?

A
Restrictions interfered with individuals’ pursuit of economic self-interest.
B
Restrictions sacrificed trade that would have benefited the colonies for the Crown’s benefit.
C
Restrictions inhibited the natural right to property by denying colonists access to goods.
D
Restrictions denied colonists the right to conduct business with foreign powers.

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