Single Answer MCQ
Q-00044828
Which document marked the beginning of a shift in sovereignty from the monarchy to the citizens in France?
1
The Napoleonic Code
2
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
3
The Magna Carta
4
The Constitution of 1791
Answer and Solution
Answer
B. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Solution:
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen issued in 1789 emphasized the sovereignty of the people. The other documents are either earlier or unrelated.
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