According to Finer, Which of the Following Innovations in Government

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Multiple Choice

According to Finer, which of the following innovations in government can be attributed to the American Revolution? Please select all that apply.

• A) Using a convention to formulate a new form of government.
• B) A written constitution.
• C) A bill of rights.
• D) Separation of powers.
• E) Division of powers between national and state governments.
• F) Declaration of Natural Rights of Man based upon the General Will.
• G) Nationalism.
• H) Citizen armies.
• I) Neo-absolutism.

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body has to prolonged stress, proposed by Hans Selye.

Exhaustion Stage

The final stage of the stress response, as described by Hans Selye in his General Adaptation Syndrome model, where the body's ability to resist stress becomes depleted after prolonged exposure, leading to increased vulnerability to illness.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A model describing the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, consisting of the alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages.

Exhaustion Stage

The final phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome, characterized by the body's depletion of physical and psychological resources following prolonged stress.