Day: April 25, 2020

“Drafting of the American Constitution was the work of four months of secret debates and compromises.” Elucidate.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Constitutional Convention (Philadelphia Convention) was convened on February 21, 1787 in response to dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation and the need for a strong centralized government. After four months of secret debate and many […]

“The Articles of Confederation proved too weak to manage the affairs of the United States and its remedy lied to in the ratification of the Constitution.” Elaborate.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Articles of Confederation: The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. The Articles established […]

“With the writings of Karl Marx, Socialism assumed the form of Scientific Socialism.” Critically Examine.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Despite their imagination and dedication to the cause of the workers, none of the early socialists met with the full approval of Karl Marx. In fact, Marx and Engels were largely responsible for attaching the label “utopian,” which […]

“If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.” – Rousseau. Comment.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The given statement is by Rousseau in his most important work ‘The Social Contract’ where he explicitly rejected ‘pure democracy’. In Rousseau’s republican political theory there are three components: […]

“The comparison between Italian unification and German unification reveals striking points of resemblance and no less striking points of dissimilarity with some in favor of Italy and some in favor of Germany.” Analyse.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: The Italian unification and German unification which took place in 1870/71 reveals several similarities as well as dissimilarities: Similarities: Both […]

“As per Kant, the motto of enlightenment is ‘Sapere Aude’ i.e. “Have courage to use your own understanding!”. In the light of this statement, examine different aspects of Kant’s idea of Enlightenment.  ©selfstudyhistory.com Ans: “Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?”is a 1784 essay by Immanuel Kant, in which he explains about his views on Enlightenment: […]