(Suggested writing time—45 minutes) Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1–10. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.)
This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that:
analyzes the documents by organizing them in as many appropriate ways as possible and does not simply summarize the documents individually
takes into account both the sources of the documents and the authors' points of view
You may refer to relevant historical information not mentioned in the documents.
Compare and contrast the ideologies presented below concerning the proper form and role of government in society.
Historical background: From the late eighteenth through to the early twentieth centuries, Europe saw the development of mass politics and political parties. In response, nineteenth-century intellectuals codified their attitudes about society into ideologies which served as the basis of a political platform for their parties. Often, they were responding to each other.
