USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ to give up power
A
adbdicate
B
plebiscite
C
suffrage
D
sans-culottes
E
deficit spending
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -abdicate, renounce, resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it. abdicate implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a king-or another person in power-gives up that position, they abdicate. Such an act is then called an abdication.

Detailed explanation-3: -Usurpation means taking someone’s power or property by force. Locking the teacher outside of the classroom and taking charge of math class is a form of usurpation.

Detailed explanation-4: -He has abdicated his responsibilities and he should resign. About 20 years ago, the cricket authority abdicated its responsibility to young cricket players by producing wickets at county level that produced results.

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