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Events like the Reign of Terror and Robespierre’s leadership of the Committee of Public Safety led the people of France to grow suspicious of one another and doubt the leaders of the Revolution. How would these events effect the new government France tried to put into place?
a. The people of France would be unable to trust each other enough to create a stable democracy.
b. The people would give up on the ideals of the revolution and accept control by Robespierre.
c. The people would decide that something had to be done quickly and would enlist the help of England and Spain.
d. The people would rise up against the revolutionaries and put a king back on the throne.

One result of the Age of Enlightenment was the establishment of republics. How did this form of government differ from the pure democracy practiced in classical Greece?
a. A republic requires a a group of representatives elected by citizens.
b. A republic requires citizens to set aside a day each week to vote on key issues.
c. A republic requires an open forum for discussion, during which any citizen can speak.
d. A republic requires each of its citizens to cast a vote individually.

How did the Age of Enlightenment affect the legal standing of slavery in the American colonies and in France. What was different about the approaches of these two nations?
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Both the American colonists and the citizenry of France were inspired by the idea of popular sovereignty. Which statement best defines this idea?
a. Popular sovereignty is the idea that people in a country must protect and defend one another.
b. Popular sovereignty is the idea that a country's leader rules by permission of a majority of that country's citizens.
c. Popular sovereignty is the idea that people have the right to overthrow a government that does not seem powerful enough.
d. Popular sovereignty is the idea that a monarchy only rules when the people believe that he is the son of a king.

Answer 1

1 - a. The people of France would be unable to trust each other enough to create a stable democracy.

This is actually what happened. Robespierre's Reign of Terror, and the Committee of Public Safety created an very negative enviroment in which people distrusted each other, and friends became enemies. This contributed to the failures of the revolution and the ascent of power of Napoleon.

2 - a. A republic requires a a group of representatives elected by citizens.

Ancient Athenian Democracy was a form of direct democracy in which a few citizens met to discuss public matters. The Republicanism that the Enlightenment philosophers promoted was different: it argued for a larger representation of the people through elected representatives elected by citizens in a legislative body.

3 - b. Popular sovereignty is the idea that a country's leader rules by permission of a majority of that country's citizens.

Popular sovereignty is the idea that the power of government stems from the people, and that the people have the right to change or overthrow a government when people feel that the government is acting against their interest. This idea is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution to this day.