17. Why were the reformers within the Church of England called "Puritans"?
18. Contrast the Commonwealth as a national republic with the Athenian and Roman city-states, the medieval Italian cities, the Swiss Confederation, and the United Netherlands.
19. Under what circumstances does the Constitution of the United States provide for the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus?
20. Why has the Bill of Rights been called the "third great charter of English liberty"?
21. Show that the revolution of 1688 A.D. was a "preserving" and not a "destroying" revolution.
22. How did the revolution of 1688 A.D. affect the fortunes of Louis XIV?
23. Why did it prove more difficult to establish a despotic monarchy in England than in France during the seventeenth century?
24. What is the present population of England? of "Greater London?"
FOOTNOTES
[1] Webster, Readings in Medieval and Modern History, chapter xxv,
"Characters and Episodes of the Great Rebellion"; chapter xxvi, "Oliver
Cromwell"; chapter xxvii, "English Life and Manners under the
Restoration"; chapter xxviii, "Louis XIV and his Court."