Moore WH Chap 17-18 – Flashcards

Which idea is most closely associated with laissez-faire economics?

Which characteristic is associated with an economy based on the principles of laissez-faire?

What was a major cause of the French Revolution?

". . . Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good. . . . " --Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789 Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?

Which sequence of events is listed in the correct chronological order?

A primary cause of the French Revolution in 1789 was the

Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the

Laissez-faire economists of the 19th century argued that

Which statement represents a central idea of laissez-faire economics?

Base your answer to this question on the poem below and on your knowledge of social studies. "...Here a new city shall be wrought [built].... Shall break a window to the West... Here flags of foreign nations all By waters new to them will call...." --Alexander Pushkin, The Bronze Horseman Which Russian ruler's goals are described in the poem?

Which traits characterize a laissez-faire capitalist economic system?

The economic theory of laissez-faire capitalism proposes that

Laissez-faire practices are most closely associated with a

Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism?

One way in which Peter the Great, Louis XIV, and Philip II are similar is that each

Which event is most closely associated with the French Revolution?

Which of these events related to the French Revolution occurred first?

Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based mainly on their

The American and French Revolutions were turning points in global history because the results of these revolutions

"The French Revolution is most important for having changed subjects to citizens." This statement emphasizes the shift from

Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the

Base your answer on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies. ". . . Finally, gather together all that we have said, so great and so august [important}, about royal authority. You have seen a great nation united under one man: you have seen his sacred power, paternal and absolute: you have seen that secret reason which directs the body politic, enclosed in one head: you have seen the image of God in kings, and you will have the idea of majesty of kingship. God is holiness itself, goodness itself, power itself, reason itself. In these things consists the divine majesty. In their reflection consists the majesty of the prince. . . . " --Jacques-Benigne Bossuet Which individual most likely opposed the form of government described in this quotation?

Base your answer on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. . . ."

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support

Which economic enterprise would Adam Smith most favor?

Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations stressed the importance of

The English Bill of Rights and the political philosophy of John Locke both support the idea of

According to John Locke, the purpose of government is to

Baron de Montesquieu believed that a separation of powers would

Which statement represents a key idea directly associated with John Locke's Two Treatises of Government?

In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to

One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that

"When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates [government officials], there can be no liberty; because apprehensions [fears] may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner. . . ." -- Baron de Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws Which solution would Baron de Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?

Which writer opposed political absolutism?

Locke's Two Treatises of Government, Rousseau's The Social Contract, and Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws were works written during which time period?

Historians frequently portray Louis XIV's construction of the palace of Versailles and Peter the Great's building of the city of Saint Petersburg as

Which step did Catherine the Great take that is consistent with Enlightenment ideas?