Quiz II Instructions

Quiz II (Revised March 25)

Thursday, March 27th

Quiz II Results (Grades and Good papers)

There will be two parts. PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

Part I is to be done outside of class and brought to class on March 27th. Get the form here Review the orientation to the quiz that was done in class on March 6 here.

Part II will be done in class: it will contain selections from primary sources that have been presented and or discussed in class and come from lectures, lecture notes on the web site, Spielvogel, and the Lim collection. You will be asked to date and identify the document and it's historical significance either by a short description or by selecting from a multiple choice items. You will held responsible for sources discussed or presented in my lecture notes for February 20 and up to our class and assignments for March 13. This includes quotations from James Cook, Abbe Raynal, Denis Diderot, and Johann Gottfried von Herder on the lecture notes for February 20.

Sample Quiz item for Part II

Part II: Instructions

Use the form to complete outside of class and with your word processor your assessment of your group's Claim by supplying TWO (2) pieces of specific evidence, the reasons why this evidence is appropriate to address the claim, and qualifications where appropriate.
You must indicate the source of all evidence that you present, as is illustrated on the two examples I presented in class, i.e., (Source: name of source, page number; or web site address with date of viewing; etc.).

For evidence, you should use primary sources found in lectures, lecture notes, Spielvogel, the Lim collection, and any other course readings. This is not meant to be a research exercise but rather an opportunity to investigate and review materials in the course. If you find it necessary to incorporate evidence from outside of the course materials, then be sure that you fully identify the source of your information.

Evidence: what is evidence? The two examples presented in Thursday's lecture (Lecture Notes #12 on the web site) are intended to demonstrate what you should regard as evidence. As illustrated there, evidence consists of specific historical "facts."

Note that a summary statement drawn from a book or other source is NOT to be considered as evidence. Consider this example on a claim that the democratic character of the French Revolution revealed the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract:
- [Not evidence} In his lecture on March 4th, Schwartz said that democratic character of the French Revolution emerged after the second revolution of August 10, 1792 and that the new leaders such as Robespierre drew on Rousseau to expand the democratic thrust of the Revolution. [This is not evidence, but the citation of an authority and cited in less than specific terms. This citation refers to something that was in fact true but it doesn't contain the supporting evidence.]
- [Good evidence] The democratic character of the radical revolution that emerged with the establishment of the First French Republic in 1792 is evident in the Constitution of 1793. There the principle of universal male suffrage was laid down in law under the section regarding representation, such that "Every Frenchman who enjoys the rights of citizenship is eligible [to vote and serve] throughout the entire Republic." [This quotation and the excerpts below constitute factual evidence.]

CONSTITUTIONAL ACT OF THE REPUBLIC [the Constitution of 1793, excerpts]

The French Republic is one and indivisible.

ON CITIZENSHIP

The following are admitted to exercise the rights of French citizenship:
Every man born and domiciled in France, fully twenty-one years of age;
Every foreigner, fully twenty-one years of age, who, domiciled in France for one year:
And lives there by his labor,
Or acquires property,
Or marries a French woman,
Or adopts a child,
Or supports an elderly person;
Finally, every foreigner who is considered by the legislative body to be deserving of being treated humanely.

. . . .

ON POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

Popular sovereignty includes all French citizens.

It directly appoints its deputies.

It delegates to its electors the choice of administrators, public arbiters, and judges for criminal and appellate courts.

It deliberates upon the law.

ON NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

Population is the sole basis of national representation.

There shall be one deputy for every 40,000 individuals.

Every grouping of the primary assemblies, with a population of between 39,000 and 41,000 inhabitants, shall directly elect one deputy.

The election is decided by absolute majority.

Every assembly shall count the votes, and shall send a commissioner to the most central location for the general count.

If the first return does not produce an absolute majority, a second roll call shall be held, and a vote taken between the two citizens who have obtained the most votes.

In case of a tie, the elder shall have the choice, either to hold another vote or to be declared the winner. In the case where both citizens are of equal age, the decision shall be made by lot.

Every Frenchman who enjoys the rights of citizenship is eligible throughout the entire Republic. (empasis added)

(Source: http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/430/ March 14, 2003)

Presenting evidence. You must offer a brief statement in your own words that describes the item of evidence that you are presenting. As in the two examples, a quotation from a primary source does not speak for itself: it is not self-evident. Hence, any quotation or its equivalent must be proceeded by a summary statement in your own words of its meaning. Again, refer to the two examples that I worked up to see how this should be done.