Module 4: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Now that you have learned about the experiences of France and Russia with absolutism, and England with a constitutional monarchy, what type of monarchy do you think is more effective? What do you think is effective about the other type of monarchy?
For this assignment, you will assume both sides of a debate and prepare twenty notecards (ten for each side) addressing the questions above. Use the questions below to guide your note card creation:
- Why would you choose this type of monarchy? Why would you not choose the other type of monarchy?
- What are at the benefits and drawbacks of each type of monarchy?
- What important lessons has history taught you about this monarchy? Be sure to include at least three to four specific examples from France, Russia, or England.
- How would important decisions be made?
Each note card should include the following parts:
- A short heading showing the overall topic of the note card
- One to two bullets pertaining to the topic of the note card
- Any citations or footnotes about the bullets
You can design your own note cards, or you can use the Monarchy Debate Preparation Note Card Template to produce copies of your cards. Before you begin, access the Monarchy Debate Preparation Note Card Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
Once you have completed your note cards, please submit your work to the dropbox.
Once you have completed this module, please complete the module test.