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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Constitutions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, whose will did the law express?
(a) The previous officials.
(b) The community.
(c) Other governments.
(d) The government.

2. What did Articles IV, V and VI do in Observations on the Declarations of Rights?
(a) Evaluate the first three articles.
(b) Extend the first three articles.
(c) Shorten the first three articles.
(d) Replace the first three articles.

3. Why did Paine think the Articles of Confederation was ineffective?
(a) It was too representative.
(b) It was not detailed enough.
(c) It was too detailed.
(d) It was not representative enough.

4. What word did Paine use to describe the English Constitution in Of Constitutions?
(a) Specific.
(b) Repetitive.
(c) Implicit.
(d) Vague.

5. Because the English government was undisciplined in Paine's opinion, what were they too preoccupied with?
(a) Foreign affairs.
(b) Taxation.
(c) Maintaining the laws.
(d) Changing the laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?

2. Which rights did Paine include as ones that the government should guarantee from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France?

3. Which one of the Founding Fathers was intended to receive Marquis de la Fayette's declaration of rights?

4. Which Pennsylvania town did Paine refer to in Of Constitutions as having its own committee?

5. Who did Paine emphasize was the rightful owner of the Constitution?

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