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EXAM ELITE REVIEW WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Commonwealth. Answer: Replaced the monarchy by placing power in
parliament and the people of Britain.
◉ Constitutional Monarchy. Answer: A system of governing in which
the ruler's power is limited by law.
◉ Bill of Rights (1689). Answer: A bill passed by Parliament and
accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British
monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
◉ rational thinking. Answer: thinking that relies on careful reasoning
and objective analysis
◉ Age of Enlightenment/Age of Reason. Answer: This was a time
period of new ideas, theories, philosophies and discoveries in politics,
art, music, math, science, exploration, literature, etc.
, Reason and logic became the center of understanding, rather than the
church and religion
Inspired people to think for themselves and deny authority
◉ Voltaire. Answer: French philosopher and author; he was a supporter
of Deism, the idea that God was no longer involved with the universe
after creating it. He also advocated a tolerant approach to religion.
◉ Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Answer: A French man who believed that
Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts.
Government should exist to protect common good, and be a democracy
◉ Thomas Hobbes. Answer: English materialist and political
philosopher who believed in the Monarchy as the only kind of
government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of
human beings
◉ William Blackstone. Answer: Defined God given rights and laws of
the world versus those established by the government.
◉ Enlightenment ideas. Answer: All human beings are born free and
equal with a right to life liberty and property.
It is the duty of the government to protect the natural rights of its
citizens.
EXAM ELITE REVIEW WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Commonwealth. Answer: Replaced the monarchy by placing power in
parliament and the people of Britain.
◉ Constitutional Monarchy. Answer: A system of governing in which
the ruler's power is limited by law.
◉ Bill of Rights (1689). Answer: A bill passed by Parliament and
accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British
monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
◉ rational thinking. Answer: thinking that relies on careful reasoning
and objective analysis
◉ Age of Enlightenment/Age of Reason. Answer: This was a time
period of new ideas, theories, philosophies and discoveries in politics,
art, music, math, science, exploration, literature, etc.
, Reason and logic became the center of understanding, rather than the
church and religion
Inspired people to think for themselves and deny authority
◉ Voltaire. Answer: French philosopher and author; he was a supporter
of Deism, the idea that God was no longer involved with the universe
after creating it. He also advocated a tolerant approach to religion.
◉ Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Answer: A French man who believed that
Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts.
Government should exist to protect common good, and be a democracy
◉ Thomas Hobbes. Answer: English materialist and political
philosopher who believed in the Monarchy as the only kind of
government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of
human beings
◉ William Blackstone. Answer: Defined God given rights and laws of
the world versus those established by the government.
◉ Enlightenment ideas. Answer: All human beings are born free and
equal with a right to life liberty and property.
It is the duty of the government to protect the natural rights of its
citizens.
