For a member of the Assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers to qualify as an ______
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Only men above 25 years of age and those who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a laborers wage were given the status of active citizens. And they were entitled to vote.
The remaining men and women were classified as passive citizens and were not allowed to vote.
To qualify as an elector and then as a member of the assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers.
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 institutions the 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 laborer'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 taxpayers.
(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 the law could now be availed by each human being by birth.