Which of the following events marked the beginning of the French Revolution?

Which of the following events marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
 
  A. the storming of the Bastille prison by a mob
  B. the issuance of the Edict of Nantes by Henry IV
  C. the meeting of the first Estates-General
  D. the ascension of Louis IV as the king of France
  E. the declaration of independence in America

 Q. 2

For Federalism to function, a country has to have
 
  a. a strong capital city
  b. a weak capital city
  c. a strong military
  d. and independent central bureaucracy
  e. none of the above

 Q. 3

During the Ancien Rgime, ________.
 
  A. rural peasants owned most of the land and had the most power to enforce political
  change in France
  B. land-owning aristocratic nobles politically and economically dominated France
  C. the Catholic Church was not allowed to own land in France
  D. the monarchy's power was superseded by the clergy
  E. France did not involve itself in any wars or colonial campaigns

 Q. 4

________ is a term coined during the French Revolution to refer derisively to the time prior to 1789 when kings ruled with absolute power and when the clergy and nobility were also strong forces in French society.
 
  A. First Reich
  B. Second Reich
  C. Estates-General
  D. Estates of the realm
  E. Ancien Rgime

 Q. 5

The central idea of federalism is
 
  a. to bring political decision making closer to the people.
  b. to give more power to the Federal Government.
  c. to give more power to the states.
  d. to shore up the influence of the political elites.
  e. none of the above.

 Q. 6

The Estates-General was a ________.
 
  A. term given to the head of the king's army who had the power to impose taxes on
  land owners
  B. regular meeting of peasants and farmers to discuss politics
  C. meeting of representatives from the clergy, the nobility, and the middle classes
  D. meeting of the revolutionaries who plotted the French Revolution
  E. meeting where France was declared a republic and the monarchy was abolished

 Q. 7

The strong federalist character of Germany is a reaction to
 
  a. the unitary political organization of Germany during the Third Reich.
  b. globalization.
  c. the rise of communist parties.
  d. the increasing importance of the European Union.
  e. the growing importance of anti-system parties.

 Q. 8

One of the strongest unitary countries in Europe is
 
  a. Austria.
  b. Spain.
  c. Belgium.
  d. Italy.
  e. France.