Which statement best describes the state of French politics when the Bourbons were restored to power after Napoleon's defeat?
A) Institutions and processes were returned to those of the Old Regime prior to 1788.
B) Politics was established on newer revolutionary principles yet still lacked the practical means to achieve the promise inherent in those principles.
C) A new counterrevolutionary Terror purged France of its revolutionary traditions.
D) Louis XVIII's policies were essentially indistinguishable from Napoleon's.
E) The Bourbons would not accept the concept of a constitutional government.
Ans: B
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