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10.2 Standards Flashcards

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Which 2 revolutions in Great Britain both created more democratic governments by ending the rule of monarchs?

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American and glorious

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What revolution did not produce a lasting constitution?

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French

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What did the American and French revolutions favor?

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Representative governments

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Who wrote that life liberty and property were natural rights?

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John Locke

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What are the natural rights?

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Life liberty property

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What did John Locke argue for in his second treatise?

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Equality under the law

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Who was a French political thinker who wrote the spirit of laws and thought of a separation of powers in government?

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Montesquieu

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Who was the fourth president and pushed for a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances?

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James Madison

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Who was the third pres and the main author of the Declaration of Independence and a strong supporter of the bill of rights?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Who is the primary intellectual source for the preamble of the DOI?

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John Locke

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Who influenced the bill of rights including the concept that cruel and unusual punishments against Criminals should be prohibited?

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Cesare Beccaria

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What was two of the results of the glorious Revolution?

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The English Bill of Rights placed restrictions on the power of the monarchy. The revolution proved that government is based on the consent of its people

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Which declarations emphasized the idea that government must protect the rights of the people?

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Declaration of Independence and the French declarations of rights of man

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What does the French declaration of the rights of men clearly state?

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The principle of legal equality and that individual rights are given to all men at birth

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What was signed by King John in 1215?

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The Magna Carta

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What is viewed as the first example of the principle of limited government power because the king had to respect the law?

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The Magna Carta

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Where is “no taxation without representation” found?

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In the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence

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What is the Bill of Rights?

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The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

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What specifically states the civil liberties held by the people?

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The Bill of Rights

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What does the Bill of Rights not guarantee?

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Equal pay for equal work or any specific standard of living or level of success

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What protects freedoms like speech press and assembly a while prohibiting things like cruel and unusual punishments?

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The Bill of Rights

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Who did the ideas of The enlightenment and American Revolution inspire?

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Simon Bolivar

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Who was nicknamed the Liberator?

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Simon Bolivar

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Who wanted to lead the South American colonist in a revolt against Spain during the early 1800s?

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Simon Bolivar

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What did not result in the formation of a dictatorial government?

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The American Revolution

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Did the French and Russian revolutions result in dictatorial governments?

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Yes

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What did the American Revolution encourage members of the third estate to do?

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To rebel against Louis the 16th a.k.a. the French Revolution

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What words have often been used by people attempting to motivate others to actively oppose imperialism?

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The Declaration of Independence

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What did the declaration of independence influence?

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The preamble of the UN charter

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In the French Revolution who lost power and status while the bourgeoisie, peasants and workers gain power?

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The clergy and Nobles first and second Estates

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In the French Revolution what showed that popular protest would pay a large role in the revolution?

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The storming of the Bastille

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When did the first deliberate act of the French Revolution happen?

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At the meeting of Estates Gen.

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What estate change their name to the national assembly?

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The third estate

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What was the third estate goal after they change their name to the national assembly?

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It changed from trying to solve an economic crisis to creating a new constitution

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What was the tennis court oath?

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It was an attempt by commoners to create a new constitution

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What was one cause of the reign of terror?

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The French revolutionaries were unable to establish a successful and stable government

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As Napoleon conquered most of Europe during the early 1800s what ideas spread?

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Many of the ideas of the French Revolution

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Between Napoleon’s final defeat and the revolutions of 1848 what supported legitimacy and a balance of power in Europe?

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The Congress of Vienna and the concert of Europe

38
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Who wrote the social contract?

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Rousseau

39
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who put forward the idea that gov. Must find a balance between the rule of law and the freedom of individuals?

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Rousseau

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