Q.-State the date and purport of the Act of Settlement, and of the events that made it necessary. Q.-Mention the parliamentary enquiries which were set on foot during the reign of William III.

Q.-Give an account of the progress of religious liberty in England, from the reign of Elizabeth to the Toleration Act.

Q. When was the distinction of the cabinet from the privy council fully established?

Q-What change took place in the trial of a peer in the reign of William III.?

Q. When did the Licensing Acts cease to control the press?

Q-On what conditions did William and Mary accept the crown of England?

Q-What was the great object of William's policy? Q. What treaties were concluded with France during his reign?

Q. What was the result of Admiral Herbert's engagements with the French fleet?

Q.-What efforts did James II. make for the recovery of his crown, and in what way were they defeated?

Q.-What great National establishments were established during the reign of William III.?

Q.-Name any remarkable petition presented to the House of Commons.

Q. Did anything remarkable happen during the reign of William III., to any speakers of the House of Commons?

Q. What was the last offence committed by Louis XIV. against England, before the war of the succession? Q. What was the policy of William III. towards Ireland?

Q.-State the character of William III., and cite the events of his life which you think illustrate it.

Q.-Give an account of the parties, whig and tory, from their beginning to the peace of Utrecht.

Q. What change took place in the constitution of parliament, and how was it effected?

Q.-Give an account of the characters of Halifax and Somers.

Q. What was the character of the House of Commons by which Somers, Portland, and Halifax were impeached? To what discussions did that impeachment give rise between the two Houses?

Q. When were counsel first allowed to speak for prisoners accused of High Treason?

Q.-State the chief provisions, and the date of the Act of Settlement.

Q.-Give an account of the parliamentary enquiries which took place in the reign of William III.

Q.-Give an account of the Convention Parliament in 1689.

Q.-Give an account of the settlement of the Revenue during the reign of William III.

Q.-From what parties did William III. select his ministers?

Q. What measure, supported by Lord Somers, was proposed concerning Corporations, and what became of it?

Q.-Give an account of the condition of the press from the restoration of Charles II., when the last licensing Act expired.

Q.-Give an account of the scheme of Religious Toleration of William III., and of the extent to which it was established.

Q.-Give an account of the change in the Law of Treason, in the reign of William III.

Q. What was the date of the treaty of Ryswick, and what events led to the war which followed it? Q.-Name the most eminent judges employed by William III.

Q.-Give an account of the differences between the House of Lords and the House of Commons during the reign of William III.

Q.-Give an account of the causes which led to the impeachment of Lord Somers, and of the result of that proceeding.

Q.-Mention the names of persons expelled from the

House of Commons during the reign of William, and the causes which led to their disgrace.

Q.-State the purport of the Acts of parliament which mark most clearly the social progress of England during the reigns of Elizabeth, of Charles II., and of William III.

Q.-Give an account of the state of parties on the accession of William III. to the English crown.

Q.-State the instances in which the royal assent was refused to bills during the reign of William III. Q.-Had the privileges of corporations been invaded during the reign of Charles II., and on what occasions? Q.-Had any attempt been made in any former reign, and when, to appropriate the revenue to specific purposes?

Q.-Give an account of the consequences which the change adopted at the revolution in the votes of supply has produced in the working of our government.

Q. What change took place during the reign of William, as to the period for which parliaments were to sit? Give a history of the different attempts to bring about the object, and their ultimate result.

Q.-What measures were taken to make the judges independent?

Q.-Give an account of the manner in which William III. constructed his first administration.

Q. What were the most remarkable acts of the first parliament of William III. ?

Q. When did the principle of the appropriation of supplies begin, and when was it finally established? Q.-Give an account of the schism of the non-jurors, and the conduct of Sancroft.

Q.-During this reign in what manner were the witnesses for a prisoner accused of felony examined? What act of parliament passed, bearing on the subject, in the reign of James I.? What is the opinion of Lord Coke as to the practice which prevailed?

Q.-What measures were brought forward affecting the character and constitution of the House of Commons during the reign of William III. ?

Q.-What course did the House of Commons adopt with regard to William's army after the treaty of Ryswick?

Q.-What were William's views with regard to those who dissented from the Established Church, and on what footing was the principle of toleration placed during his reign?

Q.-Compare the proceedings of the revolution of 1688 with those of the opposition in 1641, with reference to the dangers to be guarded against, and the remedies that were adopted.

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-What improvements were made in our constitution during the reign of William III. ?

Q.-Give an account of Simpson's case as given by Lord Coke; and of the constitutional principles it establishes.

Q.-Give an account of the domestic policy of William III.; and of his attempts to balance the English parties.

Q.-Were those measures modified, and when?

Q.-What were the proceedings of Sir John Fenwick? State your opinion as to the justice of those proceedings, and the reasons on which it rests. Q. What measures were taken for the exclusion of placemen from parliament during the reign of William III.?

Q.-What parliamentary enquiries were set on foot during the reign of William III. ?

Q.-Compare the conduct of the statesmen who brought about the revolution of 1688, with the conduct of those who led the opposition to Charles I.

Q. What were the limitations of prerogative in the Act of Settlement?

Q.-Give an account of the influence of the crown in the balance of the constitution from the reign of Edward I., to the revolution of 1688.

Q.-State the causes which led to the revolution of 1688.

Q.-Give an account of the Religious Toleration

during the reign of William III,, and of the degree of success which his efforts in that cause obtained.

Q.-State the law as to the eligibility of placemen, and pensioners, to sit in parliament, as it now exists. Q.-Give an account of the law concerning the prerogative down to the present time.

Q.-Compare Magna Charta, the Petition of Right, and the Bill of Rights, and show how the outline of a free constitution, traced in the first, was filled up in the second and third enactments.

Q.-Trace the progress of the influence of the House of Commons from the accession of James I. to the year 1688.

Q.-Give an account of the Bill of Rights; of the provisions it contained, and of the reasons which made it necessary.

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Q.-Give an account of the progress of toleration from the accession of Charles II. to the death of Anne. Q.-Give an account of the Law of Treason and its changes during the same period.

Q.-Give an account of the changes in the constitution from the abdication of James II., to the accession of Queen Anne.

Q. What was the legal condition of the press until the reign of Queen Anne?

Q.-Mention some instances in which the right of impeachment has been exercised from the earliest occasion to the reign of Anne.

Q. What measures were taken for excluding placemen from parliament during the reign of Queen Anne? Q.-Give an account of the causes which led to the trial of Sacheverel, and of the principles it established.

Q. What was the case of Ashby v. White?

Q.-Give an account of the policy and character of Godolphin, and of the causes which led to the downfal of his administration.