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CLEP US History I

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The Republicans found the French Revolution more palatable than the Federalists did for which of the following reasons?
  1. The French Revolution also opposed slavery
  2. The Republicans favored an active democracy and less distinction among social classes
  3. The requirement of both state and federal tax payments
  4. The Republicans wanted the President to become more like a monarch
  5. The beheading of Louis XVI illustrated the limits of democracy
Explanation
Answer: B - The Republicans found the French Revolution more palatable than the Federalists because the Republicans admired the egalitarian goals of the revolution and appreciated its volatile, active nature. They feared the stability of a central government was a sign of complacency and that the Federalists secretly wanted to recreate a monarchy. The Federalists, like many in Europe, were dismayed by the violence of the French Revolution, which far exceeded the scope and scale of that in the American War for independence.
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