A limited monarchy may be defined as
A) a king limited only in ability to rule by his queen or co-regent.
B) a monarch that is in a position of authoritarian control over a vast territory.
C) monarchs that are appointed by the pope and have total authority over earthly affairs, only answerable to the pope.
D) rule by a monarch that is not limited by traditional restrictions on power, such as established laws, customs, and representative assemblies.
E) a monarchy that shares power with a representative assembly and is bound by established laws.
E
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The artist Giotto
A) acquired his painting skills in Paris. B) completed his most famous works while visiting Venice and Constantinople. C) is considered to represent the perfection of traditional medieval art. D) painted abstract sacred figures to emphasize the inability of humans to comprehend the divine. E) created works displaying a new kind of realism.
The American naval war with Tripoli ended with
a. America's overthrow of the Tripoli government. b. a substantial defeat of the main American fleet. c. the peace treaty in 1805 with the pasha of Tripoli, costing merely $60,000 for the ransom payments of the captured Americans. d. the French colonial conquest of North Africa. e. the mediation of Islamic religious authorities.
Filibuster efforts of the mid-nineteenth century
A. used local militias to block American expansion into foreign countries. B. attempted to pushed legislation through Congress using procedural loopholes. C. used delay tactics in Congress to block legislation. D. employed private armies to invade foreign countries.
In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the dangers of
A. the "military–industrial complex." B. global nuclear war. C. the growing communist threat. D. "brinkmanship" diplomacy. E. excessive consumer materialism.