Question

1. The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the ____.

2. An influential pamphlet What is the third Estate’ was written by _____.

3. The slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and Africa was called as _____.

4. Thr purpose of huge gathering in the tennis court by the commoners was to _____.

5. _____ were not considered passive citizens.

Answer in brief:

1. Name the Right that was declared by the Constitution drafted by the National Assembly? And what rights did the French societies enjoyed through its enforcement?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. Monarch

2. Abbè Emannuel Joseph Sieyès

3. Middle Passage

5. Wealthy citizens

The main features of the Constitution of 1791 are given below:

(i) France became a Constitutional monarchy. The powers of the king were reduced to a great extent.

(ii) These powers instead of being concentrated in the hands of one person, were now separated and assigned to different institutionsthe legislature, executive and judiciary. This made France a constitutional monarchy.

(iii) The Constitution of 1791 vested the power to make laws in the National Assembly, which was indirectly elected i.e. citizens voted for a group of electors, who in turn chose the Assembly.

(iv) Only men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer's wage were given the right to vote. It means they were active citizens. The remaining men and all women were classed as passive citizens.

(v) To qualify as an elector and then as a member of the assembly a man had to belong to the highest bracket of tax payers.

(vi) The constitution began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Rights such as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law could now be availed by each human being by birth.

Answer 2

Fill in the blanks questions consists of a blank space in a sentence which needs to be filled to make a meaningful sentence.

• The correct fill-in-the-blanks are -

1. The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the Monarch

2. An influential pamphlet What is the third Estate’ was written by Abbe Sieyes

3. The slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and Africa was called as triangular slave trade.

4. The purpose of huge gathering in the tennis court by the commoners was to not to disband

5. Wealthy people were not considered passive citizens.

1. The right that was declared was - The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen,

• The rights it brought about were -

1. Right to Liberty
2. Appropriate for oppression resistance
3. Equal civil and political rights.
4. Right to security

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