Which of the Following Is an Example of the Eighteenth-Century

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the eighteenth-century understanding of liberalism?

• A) a slave legally challenging his or her bondage
• B) a government founded on a system of checks and balances
• C) a person choosing what church he or she will attend
• D) a government creating a fund to help feed the poor
• E) a woman being given the right to vote in an American colony

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Definitions:

E Isomer

Refers to the geometric configuration of molecules where substituents are on opposite sides of a double bond or around a ring structure.

E2 Mechanism

The E2 mechanism is a bimolecular eliminative reaction in organic chemistry where a hydrogen atom is removed from a β-carbon as a leaving group departs, forming a double bond.

Stereochemistry

The branch of chemistry concerned with the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules and the impact of this arrangement on chemical reactions and properties.

2-Bromo-2-methylpentane

An organic compound consisting of a six-carbon chain with a bromo substituent and a methyl group both located on the second carbon atom.