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Why was the Magna Carta most important to the development of constitutional monarchy?(1 point)
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It ended a rebellion against King John I.
It ended a rebellion against King John I.

It created a council of nobles to prevent the monarch from violating rights.
It created a council of nobles to prevent the monarch from violating rights.

It established that all Englishmen had legal rights.
It established that all Englishmen had legal rights.

It established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.
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Monarchs of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries believed in the divine right of kings, which states: (1 point)
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The belief that people should rule their own society
The belief that people should rule their own society

The belief that the power of the Monarch comes from God and is therefore absolute
The belief that the power of the Monarch comes from God and is therefore absolute

The belief that the existence of a divine creator was a known uncertainty
The belief that the existence of a divine creator was a known uncertainty

The the belief that the Earth is at the center of the universe
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An absolute monarchy is a system of government where political power and decision making is granted to one individual for their whole lifetime. Constitutional monarchy is different, it is a:(1 point)
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document signed by King John declaring englishmen have rights under the constitutional government
document signed by King John declaring englishmen have rights under the constitutional government

a system of government where the people have all the power
a system of government where the people have all the power

belief that the power of monarch comes from god
belief that the power of monarch comes from god

system of government in which an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state and shares power with a constitutionally organized government
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Which of the following is a reason why the Industrial Revolution led to the development of laissez-faire capitalism?(1 point)
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Private businesses began to produce their own wealth.
Private businesses began to produce their own wealth.

Slavery allowed for the cheap production of raw materials.
Slavery allowed for the cheap production of raw materials.

Monarchs became all-powerful.
Monarchs became all-powerful.

Women were seen as illogical and too emotional.
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What Enlightenment ideas did Thomas Paine use to justify breaking from Britain in his 1776 pamphlet “Common Sense”?(1 point)
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freedom from oppression
freedom from oppression

natural rights
natural rights

equality
equality

questioning authority
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How did Enlightenment thinkers such as Diderot and Voltaire challenge religious structures?(1 point)
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Diderot and Voltaire used reasoning rather than religion to explain the natural world.
Diderot and Voltaire used reasoning rather than religion to explain the natural world.

Voltaire believed that each state should only have one religion, but Diderot disagreed.
Voltaire believed that each state should only have one religion, but Diderot disagreed.

Diderot believed that freedom of religion would cause problems within the state.
Diderot believed that freedom of religion would cause problems within the state.

Diderot and Voltaire believed that religion explained all natural phenomena.
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It established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law.
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The belief that the power of the Monarch comes from God and is therefore absolute
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system of government in which an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state and shares power with a constitutionally organized government
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Private businesses began to produce their own wealth.
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natural rights
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Diderot and Voltaire used reasoning rather than religion to explain the natural world.