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A)
Which statement
best
compares the absolutism practiced by Louis XIV and Peter the Great?
(1 point)
Louis XIV created the illusion of absolute power, while Peter the Great was closer to a true absolute ruler.
Louis XIV and Peter the Great were both successful absolute rulers.
Louis XIV ruled by relying on a large bureaucracy, while Peter the Great was independent of all
administration.
Louis XIV needed to work constantly to expand his power, while Peter the Great was the unquestioned
ruler of Russia.
A)
Which of the following statements
best
compares the causes of absolute monarchy andconstitutional monarchy?
(1 point)
While both usually come out of disorder and chaos, a constitutional monarchy places legal checks on the
power of monarchs.
While absolute monarchies only last for a short time, constitutional monarchies last for much longer.
While both result in one main religion, there is more religious diversity under an absolute monarchy.
While constitutional monarchy means that a king must officially be invited by another governing body,
absolute monarchies can only be inherited.
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Question
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A)
How did King James leaving England result in the Glorious Revolution?
(1 point)
The absolute monarchy of England ended with him.
Parliament could choose the next monarchs, with conditions.
After that, monarchs of England weren’t powerful enough to stop Parliament.
Parliament was able to declare England a Commonwealth.
A)
Which of the following statements
best
explains the development of constitutional monarchy inEngland?
(1 point)
The idea that a monarch’s powers were their divine right was destroyed by the Magna Carta, and over time
the English monarch became weaker and Parliament became stronger until constitutional monarchy was
established.
Between Charles I and the Glorious Revolution, English monarchs were in constant conflict with
Parliament, eventually leading Parliament to pass the English Bill of Rights to try to keep monarchs from
causing more civil wars.
Constitutional monarchy developed because of the Magna Carta, which led to the Glorious Revolution.
The idea that a monarch’s powers should not be absolute was first made law in the Magna Carta, and with
the Glorious Revolution it became the basis of England’s monarchial system.

Answer 1

Q1: Choice 2 — "Louis XIV and Peter the Great were both successful absolute rulers."
- Both centralized state power, controlled nobility, and expanded/state-made reforms that strengthened monarchal authority.

Q2: Choice 1 — "While both usually come out of disorder and chaos, a constitutional monarchy places legal checks on the power of monarchs."
- Constitutional monarchies limit royal power by law/institutions; absolutism concentrates unchecked authority.

Q3: Choice 2 — "Parliament could choose the next monarchs, with conditions."
- James II’s flight let Parliament invite William and Mary and impose conditions (e.g., the Bill of Rights).

Q4: Choice 2 — "Between Charles I and the Glorious Revolution, English monarchs were in constant conflict with Parliament, eventually leading Parliament to pass the English Bill of Rights to try to keep monarchs from causing more civil wars."
- Civil war, the regicide of Charles I, the Restoration, and continued conflicts culminated in the Glorious Revolution and legal limits on the crown.