What powers does absolute monarchy concentrate in the king?
All powers.
How was Old Regime social function assigned?
By birth.
What does a constitution define?
The organization of powers and the principles governing them.
Where did the Revolution’s new political order locate power?
In the nation, a community of free individuals who choose and control their rulers through constitutions.
What crisis led Louis XVI to summon the Estates-General, representing the kingdom’s three orders?
An economic crisis caused by poor harvests and debt.
What happened at the Estates-General’s opening on 5 May 1789?
Louis XVI rejected political change in his opening address.
Which powers did the Constitution promulgated on 13 September 1791 separate?
Legislative, executive, and judicial powers.
What did the royal family’s 1791 flight to Varennes cause?
A major rupture between the king and the nation.
What did Parisians demand and attack on 10 August 1792?
They demanded the king’s deposition and attacked the Tuileries.
What political system replaced the monarchy under the Convention?
A republic in which political power was no longer hereditary.
Answer 11 questions on French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire.
1. A ruler claims that all governing authority is concentrated in his hands because God granted it to him. Which political system does this describe?
2. In a society, people inherit warrior, spiritual, or productive roles as part of their social order. What principle assigns those functions?
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