WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

REVOLUTION IN FRANCE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

How did most French workers want the government to be structured?

A	Division of labor should be put into effect
B	France should become a republic government
C	The government should make reforms, and grant political rights
D	All of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -France has a semi-presidential system of government, with both a President and a Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is responsible to the French Parliament.

Detailed explanation-2: -French society comprised three Estates, the aristocracy, the clergy and the bourgeoisie and working classes, over which the King had absolute sovereignty. The First and Second Estates were exempted from most taxes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Not only did it put an end to the feudal system, disband a kingdom and its monarchy, and establish civil laws and fairer representation of all peoples under governance, it also served to unify and strengthen France as a country and a people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The class system underwent some serious changes during the French Revolution. The Ancien Régime categorized French society into three estates: the First Estate consisted of the clergy, the Second Estate included the aristocracy, and the Third Estate was composed of the rest of the population.

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