Question

Which statement reflects the view of French conservatives after the Congress of Vienna? Conservatives favored democratic change. Conservatives favored elected parliaments. Conservatives favored rule by absolute monarchs. Conservatives favored expanded voting rights

Answer 1

Conservatives favored rule by absolute monarchs.

In the 19th century, "conservative" and "liberal" were first coming into vogue as terms for political viewpoints. What "conservative" and "liberal" meant then was different from what those terms mean in politics today. 19th century conservatives wanted to conserve and preserve the historic traditions of government and society. For societies like France and elsewhere on the continent of Europe, that meant going back to monarchs in control of government, as things had been before the French Revolution. Liberals were those who favored liberty for individuals, with greater rights and freedoms. So the various answers that spoke of voting rights, elected parliaments, and democratic change -- those all were measures favored by liberals in the 19th century, not conservatives.