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.

---

Definitions:

Fee Simple

The most extensive ownership interest in land that one can possess under law, which includes the right to use, lease, or sell the property at will.

Good Chain of Title

A clear sequence of ownership documents reflecting an unbroken transfer of property rights from the original owner to the current owner.

Reversioner

An individual or entity entitled to reclaim possession of property after a certain condition has been fulfilled or a specific period has elapsed.

Expropriation

The forceful taking of land by a government or government agency for public purposes.