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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. When in 1174 did Congress meet to offer recommendations about the new Constitution?

2. What did Paine say was crucial to a good constitution at the end of Of Constitutions?

3. Considering the point that Paine made in Of Constitutions, what were governments designed to promote under a constitution?

4. What was Burke's opinion of the Peers that Paine disagreed with in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

5. By writing Part Two of Rights of Man, what was Paine aiming to reveal about the claims of government to produce order?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. As discussed in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, what effect would a possible alliance with France have for England?

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

5. How did Paine compare the American Constitution with the constitution of England in Of Constitutions?

6. How was the Constitution passed and what concerns did people have about it at the time?

7. Why did Paine support commerce and universal trade in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

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

9. How did Paine describe the elderly and the children in Europe?

10. Based on the information provided in Of Constitutions, how did the American Constitution avoid the same mistakes made by the monarchical governments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss three major differences that Paine and Burke had in their opinions of a hereditary monarchy. Also, include an explanation of what a hereditary monarchy was, the negative effects it had on society, and whether or not you agree with Paine about its absurdity.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail the origin of the natural rights that Paine wrote about. Include an explanation of what the rights were, where they came from, the differences between natural and civil rights and how those rights should be represented in government and society.

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