Question

who were the active and passive citizens? mention their statistics as well.

even tell me in simple language what is statistics?

please answer the whole question.

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Answer 1

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The features of active and passive citizens of France are as follows:-

1. Those citizens who were entitled to vote were termed as active citizens.
2. Only men above 25 years of age who paid taxes were entitled to vote and considered as active citizens.
3. Women, children, and other people were considered as passive citizens.
4. Women, children, and other people were not entitled to vote
5. The distinction between active and passive citizens was made during French Revolution.
6. Passive citizens had no property rights.
7. Active citizens were required to pay taxes equal to about three days work a year.
8. Active citizens were required to be literate, speak French and have been resident for more than one year.

Answer 2

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Active :-Active citizens were citizens who were literate and had knowledge about the law. They had a continuous income and consist of the right to vote.To become an active citizen one must be above 25 years of age and had to pay taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer's wages.

Passive:-Passive citizens were citizens who were illiterate and had no knowledge about law and government.They didn’t have jobs but they were under the protection of government. They didn't have the right to vote.The women, men below 25 years of age, children and men above 25 years of age who didn't have enough to pay the taxes were listed under passive citizens.