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According to Thomas Paine, what are the three components of the British Constitution that needed to be examined and improved for the betterment of English society?



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Answer:

Monarchial tyranny

aristocratic tyranny,

House of Commons,

Step-by-step explanation:

Monarchial tyranny

Thomas Paine criticized the fact that British constitution give absolute power to one single man without necessarily care about their skill set. Only their bloodline. This gave a lot of risk for the people because if the man who held the power happen to be a bad human, the people will suffer without having the agility to stop it.

aristocratic tyranny,

Aristocrats are the small group of people that had the King's favor. They often use their status to take advantage of the commoners and many of them were afraid to retaliate;

House of Commons,

Despite having more members, the British constitution give less power to the house of Commons compared to the house of lords. Acceding to Paine, this made that legislative body became almost obsolete.

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