World Studies Semester 2

Radical

Seeks to dramatically restructure and reform society

Liberal

Seeking to bring about change to society, historically linked to expanding rights

Conservative

Seeking to preserve society from perceived damaging changes

Reactionary

Seeks to return to society to a previous condition in opposition to the modern one

Divine Right of Kings

Monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and therefore only answer to God

Absolute Monarchy

Has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society

Senate (300)

Gave advice to Consuls and other members

Consuls

Managed the army and enforced laws

Served one year terms

Praetors (8)

Judges that administer laws

Dictator

Elected in a time of crisis

Power for 6 months

Tribunes (10)

Representatives of the plebeians

Hobbes ideas

People should be ruled harshly

Locke Ideas

Government should protect natural rights that humans are given

If they fail, people can/should overthrow gov

Montesquieu Ideas

Government should be dived into branches

Voltaire Ideas

People should rely on themselves for happiness-not church

Rousseau Ideas

Divine right

People give up freedom for protection

Wollstonecraft Ideas

Women should have equal rights

Parliament

Legislative branch with power of the purse

English Civil War

Charles 1 vs Oliver Cromwell (add to this)

Restoration

Charles 1 was executed and Charles 2 replaced him

Glorious Revolution

Charles 2 son was catholic, so peaceful revolution and brought in William and Mary

English Bill of Rights

Mary and William agree to create these laws that put stable rules in place

Reign of Terror

Maximilian Robespierre wanted to protest the revolution from counter revolutionaries abroad and at home strike terror in the enemies of the republic

There were mass arrests, rapid revolutionary tribunals, and the invention of the guillotine

Napoleon

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