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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many houses of Congress were part of the Constitution that was ratified at the constitutional convention?

2. What did Paine think should happen to every bill before it was voted on in a representative style of government?

3. What type of ignorance did Paine think the monarchy acted in when using its arbitrary power?

4. What was Paine's opinion of Burke's new work when he wrote Part Two of Rights of Man?

5. Where was the constitutional convention held?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Paine's opinion of corporate charters?

2. Why did Paine think that natural rights rejected hereditary government?

3. What was Paine's objection to the Articles of Confederation?

4. Which two functions did Paine divide governments into in Of Constitutions?

5. What description of early America did Paine provide in order to prove how a society could maintain itself without government?

6. What particular problem in London did Paine address in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

7. Which taxes and regulations did Paine think should be reduced or abolished in England?

8. Why did Paine think that America was the only country that could have tried the new form of government he supported?

9. What was the difference in the opinions of Sieyes and Burke and the monarchies?

10. Which countries did Paine think should have a constitution and what would make it work for them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Miscellaneous Chapter was a collection of Paine's thoughts that he included in a separate section of the book.

1) Describe the reasons Paine had for writing a Miscellaneous Chapter, in literal terms and political.

2) Explain the view of government that Paine depicted in the Miscellaneous Chapter.

3) Analyze the conflict that Paine and Burke had with their views about the ideal government in the Miscellaneous Chapter.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Paine's explanation of commerce and trade in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, including the benefits of commerce, how it could be increased, and Paine's response to the objections that had been made about free trade.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the comparison between the French and English governments that Paine made in Rights of Man. Also, provide a description of Paine's opinions of both governments, how they corresponded to the main themes of the book, and the points that Paine was making with the comparison.

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