Exam 14: Revolution: In the Name of Justice

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Robespierre's revolutionary vision?

Revolutions are, by definition, violent political phenomenon.

The American revolutionaries of 1776 saw and believed that there was an "intimate relationship" between the words of their Declaration of Independence and the deeds they performed.

What was the "Lockean attitude" that many of the American revolutionaries possessed?

The Reign of Terror refers to the time immediately prior to the American Revolution.

Which political philosopher argued that the greatest injustice a government could commit was the denial of the people's right to choose their own government?

Which revolution did James C. Davies study to compare the theories of Marx and Tocqueville?

According to Harvard sociologist Pitirim Sorokin, the _____ was the bloodiest and most turbulent in our history.

Locke's theory of revolution is based on the idea that

What was the "Reign of Terror?"

The nonviolent transition from communist dictatorship to constitutional government in Czechoslovakia is known as the Orange Revolution.

Which government document made human rights the philosophical basis of good government departing significantly from past precedent and contemporary practice?

Revolution is particularly likely when _____ loses confidence in their government?

According to Jefferson, a government's legitimacy can be traced to the ability to protect the freedoms of the individual and how it conforms to the will of the majority.

Which political theorist's writings helped sound the death knell for the doctrine of divine right?

Although the new American government could have easily been taken over or supplanted, what helped to defuse and prevent these types of conspiracies and cabals?

What document enshrined the egalitarian spirit and slogan of the French revolution: liberty, equality, and fraternity?

Tocqueville argued that economic improvement led to revolution because once people saw that some improvement was possible, they inevitably yearned for more.

Thomas Paine attempted to refute Burke's view of revolution in his Rights of Man, and addressed it specifically to Burke.

Which political philosopher argued that tyrants cannot afford to institute reforms because to do so would be to admit past injustices and activate "the rancor and cupidity of the populace"?