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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen—1789
Approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789
Articles:
1. Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only
upon the general good.
2. The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible
[inalienable] rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to
oppression. . . .
4. Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the
exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other
members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights. These limits can only be
determined by law. . . .
Source: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, 1789.
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17) Which of the following states the point of view of the authors of the Declaration of the
Rights of Man and the Citizen?
a) A government should make laws to protect the natural rights of its citizens.
b) Absolute monarchy is a form of government that guarantees the rights of citizens.
c) Property is a more valuable natural right than security.
d) A government should limit people’s freedom to ensure they are safe.
18) Identify the best use of this document for a historian.
a) To determine the actions taken by Louis XVI during his rule of France
b) To study how Louis XVI granted natural rights to French citizens
c) To evaluate how free and equal the people of France were after the French
Revolution
d) To understand the hopes of representatives in the National Assembly of France
17) a) A government should make laws to protect the natural rights of its citizens.
18) c) To evaluate how free and equal the people of France were after the French Revolution.