Question

2. Which of the following option is incorrect with respect to France Constitution, 1791? * It vested the power to make laws in the National Assembly It began with a declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Every citizen were given equal right to vote There was the mention of active and passive citizens

Answer 1

The incorrect statement with respect to France constitution 1791 is that every citizen was given equal right to vote.

• Only those males over the age of 25 and those who paid taxes equivalent to at least three wage days were granted the voting rights, according to the French constitution.
• This meant that they have been active citizens, while the remaining men and all the women were classified as passive citizens.