MWH Unit 4 - Absolutism to Limited Government
Across
- 2. The _____________ of Versailles was built in order to show the power of King Louis XIV.
- 3. The First Amendment ideas of freedom of speech and _________was influenced by Voltaire
- 6. The Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen all limited the power of the __________
- 7. believed that each branch of the government can check and __________ each other’s powers
- 9. During the Age of ______________ the ideas of limited government were discussed
- 11. Lock believed that people had the right to overthrow the _________ if it didn't protect their rights.
- 12. What document of 1215 limited the power of the English monarchy? (two words)
- 15. After the Glorious _________, Great Britain became a Constitutional monarchy.
- 17. Constitutionalism promotes __________ government.
- 18. Hobbes promoted people giving up _______ in exchange for security from the government
- 19. Absolute monarchs believed in expanding territory through _______.
- 21. He believed in the separation of the branches of government
- 22. King James I and other absolute monarchs believed in the idea of _________ right.
- 23. Both King Louis XIV and Peter the Great did NOT encourage _____________ tolerance.
Down
- 1. Effect of Glorious Revolution was the monarch could only rule with the consent of the ______________(English legislature)
- 4. He believed that the punishment should fit the crime
- 5. Which Enlightenment thinker would have supported absolute monarchies as the best form of government?
- 8. The _______ of King Charles I made other European rulers nervous about their rule.
- 10. The idea that people will surrender their freedoms in exchange for safety and security is called the _____ ______.
- 13. Divine Right is the belief that monarchs are chosen by __________ to rule and only have to answer to ______________
- 14. The belief in centralized rule dominated by a powerful sovereign (monarch)
- 16. Montesquieu, Locke, and Voltaire heavily influenced the writing of the U.S. ____________________
- 17. John ________________ said government should protect the natural rights of life, liberty and property
- 20. A strong _______ government is one of the characteristics of an absolute monarchy