1. Compare the major points of the Constitution of the United States with those of the Communist Manifesto. How are the Western ideals interpreted differently in these two contexts? How did differences in the settings in which the documents were written - 1788 Philadelphia and 1848 London - influence the content of the documents and the attitiudes of their authors?
2. The period between 1848 - 1871 saw several government changes in France. How were Western values expressed in the Second Republic, the Second Empire, and the Paris Commune? In your opinion, which government was most legitimate? Which was effective? Why?