Question

What was the purpose of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England? A. To support the idea of a social contract. B. To advocate for common law. C. To define the individual rights of Englishmen. D. To argue for a strong central government.

Answer 1

The primary purpose of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England was "B to advocate for common law," since he was trying to show how effective these laws had been in the past.

Answer 2

The purpose of the Blackstone Commentaries on the Laws of England is to advocate a common law. Thus, the answer is letter B. The commentary was originally published by Clarendon Press at Oxford. This was divided on the four: rights of persons, rights of things, private wrongs, and public wrongs.