HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Actively participate in daily operations in government.
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Create laws for the average citizens.
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Elect officials to represent their interests.
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Citizens have no power in their government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Citizens vote to decide every issue. No one represents them, they decide everything themselves. Citizens vote to elect lawmakers to represent them in the nation’s parliament. The parliament chooses a prime minister to lead the nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dictatorship-a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws).
Detailed explanation-3: -Absolute monarchs were rulers who held all the power in a country. Under their rule there were no checks and balances on their power, and there were no other governing bodies they shared the power with. These monarchs also ruled by divine right or the belief that their power came from God.
Detailed explanation-4: -A dictatorship is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives. If there is a constitution, the dictator has control over that, too-so it doesn’t mean much.