Question

What was significant about the drafting of France’s first constitution?

A) It put into practice the concepts of constitutional monarchy and indirect election.
B) It was written by mutual consent and partnership of the three French estates.
C) It endorsed a system of government where the king was the ultimate authority.
D) It called for the exile of religious figures such as priests and bishops.
E) It introduced policies that supported education for girls and women.

Answer 1

A) It put into practice the concepts of constitutional monarchy and indirect election.

Step-by-step explanation:

The French Constitution of 1791, the first written constitution of French history, was promulgated by the National Constituent Assembly on September 3, 1791 and accepted by Louis XVI.It contained the reform of the French State, leaving France configured as a constitutional monarchy.

The Constitution states that sovereignty resides in the nation and no longer in the king, who is entitled "King of the French". It proclaims freedom of thought and of the press, and religious freedom. It suppresses the nobility and hereditary distinctions, the orders of chivalry, the corporations and guilds, and establishes the free access to the trades and functions that until now were reserved to the nobility or were inherited. The maintenance of the places of worship happens to depend on the State that will remunerate the religious.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A.

France's first Constitution was drafted by the National Assembly during the French Revolution, in 1791.

This document established a constitutional monarchy and incorporated several political ideas from the Enlightenment. Meaning that even though it retained the monarchy, sovereignty effectively resided in the Legislative Assembly, which was elected by a system of indirect voting.