This snippet from the passage prohibits assemblies unless an approved authority figure says so otherwise. This is an example of conservatism, as people cannot freely organize without the government consenting to it. This passage opposes revolutionaries from disrupting the status quo in the nearby German states. Moreover, the fact that even some kind of organized assembly or speech has to be under surveillance shows that the state cannot risk any chance of chaos within the state. I'd like to take a moment to talk about option B. I understand that it was earlier said that conservatives were not too keen with the idea with nationalism. This was true with Metternich. He frequently had the Austrian army suppress revolution, such as the one in the Italian states. However, conservatives weren't always anti-nationalistic. Metternich dominated politics for the first half of the 19th century. As for the second half, it was a Prussian statesman by the name of Otto von Bismarck that unified Germany and played an imperative role in European politics. But more on him later... 4B. Which of the following is LEAST similar to the purpose of the excerpt?
A. legislation requiring the consent of a magistrate for large public meetings
B. legislation forbidding civilians to take part in any kind of military training
C. legislation that increased the power of local magistrates to search citizens’ property
D. legislation that lowered property requirements for suffrage
Answer:D
This snippet from the passage prohibits assemblies unless an approved authority figure says so otherwise. This is an example of conservatism, as people cannot freely organize without the government consenting to it. This passage opposes revolutionaries from disrupting the status quo in the nearby German states. Moreover, the fact that even some kind of organized assembly or speech has to be under surveillance shows that the state cannot risk any chance of chaos within the state. I'd like to take a moment to talk about option B. I understand that it was earlier said that conservatives were not too keen with the idea with nationalism. This was true with Metternich. He frequently had the Austrian army suppress revolution, such as the one in the Italian states. However, conservatives weren't always anti-nationalistic. Metternich dominated politics for the first half of the 19th century. As for the second half, it was a Prussian statesman by the name of Otto von Bismarck that unified Germany and played an imperative role in European politics. But more on him later... 4B. Which of the following is LEAST similar to the purpose of the excerpt?
A. legislation requiring the consent of a magistrate for large public meetings B. legislation forbidding civilians to take part in any kind of military training C. legislation that increased the power of local magistrates to search citizens’ property D. legislation that lowered property requirements for suffrage
Explanation: See the passage