Louis XVI assumed the throne in 1774 after facing a desperate fiscal situation by growing the opposition of French Courts. The protest of the king created the responsibility of The Third Estate Acts to create new laws. These uprising ideas strengthened the hand of the National Assembly in it’s dealings with the king. This lead to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen which states the doctrine for a future constitution. The Declaration guaranteed expression of ideas, equality before the law, and representative government.The Declaration was geared towards the peasants that took over 80% of the French Population. The poor unable to afford housing and receive significant pay resulted in violence and crime. The new constitution was the start to solving these disasters. The constitution made it so everyones thoughts and opinions can be heard and everyone has a role in the duty of the government. The new constitution and the United States constitution are very similar in bringing out human rights so everyone get involved and is able to speak out. This allowed the French people to start a beginning with expressing there ideas and representing a part of there government.
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