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The Constitution of 1791

The Constitution of 1791. French Revolution. Morgan Aldinger. Under the constitution there was a limited monarchy set up. Eventually it changed into sovereign power. a. S overeign power is the power to rule a nation by the people other then the king.

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The Constitution of 1791

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  1. The Constitution of 1791 French Revolution Morgan Aldinger

  2. Under the constitution there was a limited monarchy set up. • Eventually it changed into sovereign power. • a. Sovereign power is the power to rule a nation by the people other then the king. • A new legislative assembly took over the constituent assembly. • “The constitution, after so much debate and • trouble, lasted only eleven months.” • (thinkquest.org) Form of the Government

  3. Had a permanent legislative that would make laws. • The king could not disband the Legislative Assembly • The monarch ran the executive power. • The monarch implemented the laws that the Legislative Assembly. • Took over the constituent Assembly. • Made up mostly by middle and upper class. • a. Most owned land and were lawyers. • b. They were almost all from the Jacobin Club or the national guard. Legislative Assembly

  4. In November the Legislative Assembly issued a decree against the émigrés. • a. The decree they issued stated that those who were suspected of plotting against the nation, were to return and be deemed guilty of a capital crime (punished by death) • Later the legislative Assembly issued a decree against priests but the king vetoed it. • The Legislative Assembly thought that the enemies of the French revolution were priests and émigrés. • “Members of the French upper class fled France during the Revolution and became Émigrés (political refugees) in the German states and in England.” (Arnold 29) Legislative Assembly cont.

  5. Called Feuillants • Worried how the public would react to the king being put on trial for treason. • They feared an angry response and a possibility of violence. • The moderates won that day. • They claimed the king was innocent of any wrongdoing and was kidnapped and taken away involuntarily. • They have saved the monarchy for now. • “ On July 17, 1791, a huge crowd gathered to demand the removal of the king.” (Arnold 27) Moderate reformers

  6. The constitution made a constitutional monarchy in which the king would be head of state. • The king would for the most part have to do the bidding of the National Legislature. • The Assembly abolished the ancient French provinces that are now called “departments”. • a. Within the departments there are districts and communes. Making the Government More Efficient

  7. The king tried to run away to a near by country. • Louis and the Queen (Marie Antoinette) were captured at the border. • Did not give his full potential into the constitution. • a. If he would have then it could of saved his life. • He had no choice but to accept the new Constitution. • When the new constitution made Louis XVI loose all of his power. • He and all of his family eventually lost his life to the new ways of the Constitution of 1791. Louis XVI

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