The French Revolution: A Redefinition of the Form of Government and Politics. I agree that the French Revolution proved to be a pivotal period in world history in which government and politics changed. The whole government evolved into a more modernly acceptable one and fair system. It is, to me, literally impossible to say that the French revolution did not affect the way people in the world set up governments/rule. Events such as the raid on the Bastille prison and the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen are still discussed to this day. This revolutionary movement introduced new ideas such as unanimous voting and separation of powers which are still being used in modern democratic societies. France’s change
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It limited the monarch’s power to the point where the Legislative Assembly became the primary lawmakers of the government. Around this time, the idea of unanimous voting to elect people for government positions became popular. This was a popular system that is quite present in society today. Only those deemed “active citizens” could vote. Annual taxpaying citizen of the French Republic were considered active citizens. Although the constitution of 1791 lasted a short time, it established the ideals of lessening the monarch’s power, unanimous voting, and having equally represented bodies of government …show more content…
With the work of over one hundred authors, it created a simple way to find information in plentiful amounts. Its wide popularity promoted learning about the world and less of spirits. The text included scientific discoveries in areas such as science, arts, politics, and humanitarian issues . Denis Diderot aimed to transform the society and wanted people to ask questions such as “does god really exist” or “what is the true meaning of government.” Diderot, a brilliant activist of the Age of Enlightenment, wrote this encyclopedia that dealt a blow to the church. The encyclopedia, much like the bible after its mass printing, provided individuals with a large amount of knowledge for them to interpret in their own
It limited the monarch’s power to the point where the Legislative Assembly became the primary lawmakers of the government. Around this time, the idea of unanimous voting to elect people for government positions became popular. This was a popular system that is quite present in society today. Only those deemed “active citizens” could vote. Annual taxpaying citizen of the French Republic were considered active citizens. Although the constitution of 1791 lasted a short time, it established the ideals of lessening the monarch’s power, unanimous voting, and having equally represented bodies of government …show more content…
With the work of over one hundred authors, it created a simple way to find information in plentiful amounts. Its wide popularity promoted learning about the world and less of spirits. The text included scientific discoveries in areas such as science, arts, politics, and humanitarian issues . Denis Diderot aimed to transform the society and wanted people to ask questions such as “does god really exist” or “what is the true meaning of government.” Diderot, a brilliant activist of the Age of Enlightenment, wrote this encyclopedia that dealt a blow to the church. The encyclopedia, much like the bible after its mass printing, provided individuals with a large amount of knowledge for them to interpret in their own