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Explain the main features of the French Constitution of 1791.
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The king came under the supervision of the government and France
became a constitutional monarchy.
Feudal system was abolished.
The nobles and the clergy were stripped - off of their privileges.
Taxes collected by the church were abolished and the lands owned
by the church were confiscated.
Power to make laws was vested in the hands of the national
assembly.
Powers were distributed among the different institutions- - the judiciary,
the executive, and the legislature.
It limited the powers of the king.
The king came under the supervision of the government and France became a constitutional monarchy.
Feudal system was abolished.
The nobles and the clergy were stripped - off of their privileges.
Taxes collected by the church were abolished and the lands owned by the church were confiscated.
Power to make laws was vested in the hands of the national assembly.
Powers were distributed among the different institutions- - the judiciary, the executive, and the legislature.
It limited the powers of the king.
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