Important people
Who approved the Magna Carta?
Who is King John?
A title used to describe great rulers of authority through Russian history.
What is a czar?
A government that enforces strong measures against those it represents.
What is Authoritarianism?
A large prison in Paris where many peasants had been locked up.
What is Bastille?
Revolution that took place in Britain, it disposed of the Catholic presence in the monarchy.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
Who did parliament ask to rule the kingdom of England?
Who is William of Orange?
A devaluation of the currency.
What is inflation?
Laws limited the powers of the king and queen.
What is Constitutional Monarchy?
Where did the Enlightenment take place?
What is Europe?
A document explaining the reasons the American colonies wanted to be free of Britain government.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Who wrote "The Social Contract"?
Who is John Locke?
A legislature made of two houses of Congress.
what is a bicameral legislation?
System in which making and distributing goods is owned by every one in a common.
What is socialism?
Where was William of Orange from?
What is the Netherlands?
A document that listed the basic rights of English citizens.
What is the Magna Carta?
Who became known as the Father of the Constitution?
Who is James Madison?
A set of "laws" that provide a sensible explanation of a given subject.
What is philosophy?
An economic system in which the government controls property and the means of production.
What is Communism?
Where was the U.S. Constitution signed?
What is Philadelphia?
In the 17th and 18th century writers began thinking of new Enlightenment philosophies.
What is the Enlightenment?
Who took control over France in 1799?
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
The president refuses to sign a bill into law.
What is veto?
Government that reduces the power of the rulers.
What is limited government?
Where was Baron de Montesquieu born?
What is France?
Laws that limited the powers of the king and queen.
What is English Bill of Rights?