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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. What three things did Paine believe would progress as a result of future Revolutions?

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

3. Which alliance did Paine suggest should take place in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

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

5. Where was the constitutional convention held?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Paine's plan for paying off the national debt in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

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

3. How did Paine respond to objections about Rights of Man?

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

5. What was Paine's definition of Constitution in Of Constitutions?

6. How did Paine describe Republicanism as a response to Burke at the end of Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the American Constitution with the monarchical government in England, using three examples from Of Constitutions to support your analysis. Specifically, include your assessment of Paine's view of the American legal system and the election process for the presidency.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, Paine provided his suggestions for solving some of England's most significant problems.

1) Describe the exhaustion of the elderly in the workhouse of Europe and Paine's suggestions for improving the conditions for the them.

2) Explain why Paine was concerned about the children of England and the programs he recommended to give them moral instruction and direction.

3) Analyze Paine's budgetary advice for England and how it was designed to solve the problems of the poor, the elderly and the children.

Essay Topic 3

Using the information Paine provided in Chapter 2 of Part Two of Rights of Man, compare the origins of the English government with the actions that Paine had observed in the monarchical government. Also, include an analysis of the origin of government in general, the initial intentions of its development and why Paine supported the representative style of government as the best option.

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