HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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guarantee of certain basic human rights
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authority to overthrow a monarch
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Freedom of speech and press were declared and arbitrary arrests outlawed. The Declaration also asserted the principles of popular sovereignty, in contrast to the divine right of kings that characterized the French monarchy, and social equality among citizens, eliminating the special rights of the nobility and clergy.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was thus heavily influenced by documents such as the American Declaration of Independence and American Constitution, and by Enlightenment ideals that explored the political relationship between individuals and the collective as detailed by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration served as an affirmation of the core principles of the French Revolution, such as the statement that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights."