Enlightened Absolutism

question 99

Multiple Choice

Enlightened absolutism

• A)was based more on practical measures to strengthen the power of the state than to "reform" and free their populations.
• B)was best illustrated by the activity of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• C)was truly applied only briefly, in the ten months before the death of Emelyan Pugachev.
• D)was limited by the desires of the middle classes to retain their special advantages.
• E)best describes the British government in the eighteenth century.

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Definitions:

Consensus

A general agreement among the members of a group or community.

Averaging

A statistical method used to combine or consolidate multiple values or measurements into a single mean or average value.

Risky Shift

The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme, including riskier or more cautious, than the initial leanings of its members.

Superior Memories

Refers to an exceptional ability to remember and recall information compared to the average cognitive functions.