What did Montesquieu argue in The Spirit of the Laws?
a. A balanced political order was based on a contract between subjects and government.
b. An absolute monarchy was the best form of government.
c. Citizens must voluntarily give up some of their autonomy to a government.
d. Only propertied males should be able to take an active part in government.
e. Power of government should be limited and rationally distributed between social classes.
e
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A) keeping all but a few farm families from abandoning farming and moving to cities. B) reducing farm production. C) raising farm income. D) rallying public support for its initial policies.
This rebellion in September 1739 was the largest slave revolt of the colonial period
A) New York City, New York B) Newport, Rhode Island C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Stono, South Carolina
Washington created the president's cabinet by
a. issuing an executive order. b. consulting frequently with key congressional leaders. c. using the heads of the executive departments collectively as his advisers. d. requesting appropriate legislation from Congress.
The site of both colonial rebellion and slave rebellion against the colonists, __________ was the largest city in the colonial South
A) Charleston B) Jamestown C) Savannah D) Baltimore