The Putney Debates of 1647 discussed voting rights and the future political system of which country?

• A. The English Civil War battles.
• B. Ratification of a constitution.
• C. Voting rights and the future political system of England after the Civil War.
• D. Taxes and finance.

Answer: (C)

The Putney Debates focused on who should have political power in England and what form the government would take after the Civil War. In 1647, soldiers from the New Model Army and Parliament discussed voting rights and the structure of England’s future political system, with figures like the Levellers arguing for broader suffrage and more inclusive governance. This is about England’s constitutional future, not about battlefield events, ratifying a constitution later on, or taxation debates. So the best choice is that these debates concerned voting rights and England’s future political system after the Civil War.