the national assembly made the laws in france under the constitution of 1791.
the national assembly made the laws in france under the constitution of 1791.
who made the laws in france under the constitution of 1791?
the national assembly
french constitution of 1791









































the short-lived french constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in france, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the ancien régime. one of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty.









































section::::drafting process.









































section::::drafting process.:early efforts.









































the national assembly began the process of drafting a constitution. the declaration of the rights of man, adopted on 26 august 1789 eventually became the preamble of the constitution adopted on 3 september 1791. the declaration offered sweeping generalizations about rights, liberty, and sovereignty.
french constitution of 1791
the constitution of 3 may 1791 reflected enlightenment influences, including rousseau's concept of the social contract and montesquieu's advocacy of a balance of powers among three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—and of a bicameral legislature. as stated in article v of the 3 may 1791 constituion, the government was to ensure that "the integrity of the states, civil liberty, and social order shall always remain in equilibrium." jacek jędruch writes that the liberality of the 3 may 1791 constitution's provisions "fell somewhere below [that of] the french constitution of 1791, above [that of canada's] constitutional act of 1791, and left the [1794] general state laws for the prussian states far behind, but did not equal [that of] the american constitution [that went into force in 1789]." king stanisław august poniatowski was reported to have said that the 3 may 1791 constitution was "founded principally on those of england and the united states of america, but avoiding the faults and errors of both, and adapted as much as possible to the local and particular circumstances of the country." however, polish historians report the constitution as having been described as "based mainly on the united states constitution, but minus the latter's flaws, and adapted to poland's circumstances." george sanford writes that the constitution of 3 may 1791 provided "a constitutional monarchy close to the english model of the time."
constitution of 3 may 1791