French Revolution

2. ballot in which voters have a direct say on an issue
4. informal social gathering at which writers, artists, and philosophers exchanged ideas
5. restriction on access to ideas and information
7. of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
9. absolute ruler who uses his or her pow to bring about political and social change
13. "the draft" which requires all young men to be ready for military or other service
16. policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference
17. personal, elegant style of art and architecture made popular during the mid-1700s and featuring fancy design in the shape of leaves, shells, and scrolls
19. rights that belongs to all human from birth
20. add a territory onto an existing state or country
21. shutting off a port to keep people or supplies for moving in or out
22. right to vote

1. policy
3. ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600s and 1700s
6. distribution of military and Ebonics power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong
8. member of a group of the enlightenment thinkers who tried to apply the methods of science to the improvement of society
10. a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
11. spending situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in
12. agreement by which people give up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos
14. principle by which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
15. d'état a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government
18. a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
23. give up a high office