Q. 3. Compare the political rights which the
Constitution of 1791 gave to the citizens with Articles
1 and 6 of the Declaration (Source C). Are the two
documents consistent ? Do the two documents convey
the same idea ?
Answers
Answer:
The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
1. Men are born and remaid remain free and equal in rights.
2. The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and Inalienalbe rights of man; these are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression.
3. The source of all sovereignty resides in the nation; no group or individual may Exercise authority that does not come from the people.
4. Liberty consists of the power to do whatever is not injurious to others.
5. The law has the right to forbid only actions that are injurious to society.
6. Law is the expression of the general will. All. citizens have the right to participate in its formation, personally urIlirough their representatives. All citizens are equal before it.
7. No. man may be accused, iirrosted or detained, except in cases determined by the law.
8. Every citizen may speak, write and print freely; he must take responsibility for the abuse of such liberty in cases determined by the law.
9. For the maintenance of the public force and for the expenses of administration a common tax is indispensable; it must be assessed equally on all citizens in proportion to their means.
10. Since property is a sacred and inviolable right, no one may be deprived of it, unless a legally established public necessity requires it. In that case a just compensation must be given in advance.
The two documents are consistent and convey the same idea that human beings are born equal and all citizens are equal before the law. However, the Constitution of 1791 did not give practical shape to these ideas.