The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

question 32

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:

• A)was never accepted by Louis XVI and thus never went into effect.
• B)was renounced two years later in favor of the Constitution of 1791.
• C)gave equal political and social rights to all men and women.
• D)was a moral document specifying the natural rights of human beings.
• E)was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and formed the basis for the French Revolution.

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