What did the declaration of the rights of man and citizen guarantee ?
(To start with, despite the opinion of some people here, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was a French Document written during the French Revolution. It has nothing to do with Americans). First, it's important to note the title. By specifying "man and the citizen" we can see that the two are not the same thing. Some of the rights discussed are for all French males, while some are for actual citizens of France (yes, there is a big difference). If you didn't own property, you weren't a citizen, so right there a lot of the population is out of the equation for some rights. Now, the document has a lot of points, but here are a few of the main ones. It established free speech and freedom of the press as a "precious right", demanded that citizens be able to freely consent to taxation and investigate what their taxes were being used for, said that the govt officials were to be held accountable by the people, and said that property was an "inviolable and sacred right [which] no one may be deprived of unless public necessity... requires such action." Hope this answered your question! :)
Declaration of Independence vs. Declaration of the Rights of Man?
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state. Not all Declarations of independences were successful and resulted in independence for these regions. Declarations of independence are typically made without the consent of the parent state, and hence are sometimes called unilateral declarations of independence (UDI), particularly by those who question the declarations' validity. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (French: Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen) is a declarative French political document defining a set of individual rights and collective rights of all of the estates as one, brought on by the French Revolution. Influenced by the doctrine of natural rights, these rights are universal: they are supposed to be valid in all times and places, pertaining to human nature. The last article of the Declaration was adopted by the National Constituent Assembly (Assemblée nationale constituante) on 26 August 1789.[1] It was the first step toward writing a constitution. While it set forth fundamental rights, not only for French citizens but for all men without exception, it did not make any statement about the status of women, nor did it explicitly address slavery. It is, however, considered to be a precursor to international human rights instruments: "First Article – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good." The principles set forth in the declaration are of constitutional value in present-day French law and may be used to oppose legislation or other government activities.
The declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed?
A equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women. B an end to the monarchy and the abolishing of a national assembly C equal rights for all citizens,including equal political rights for women. D an end to the national police force.
Why did France need the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
it was part of the events that led up to the French Revolution. Ultimately, the French Revolution had changed France from a monarchy to a republic. Because of the act, it eventually led to other surrounding countries to become a republic too. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was for the "natural and imprescriptible rights of man" to "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression." meaning: it went to "proclaim freedom and equal rights for all men, access to public office based on talent, and an end to exemptions from taxation. All citizens were to have the right to take part in the making of laws. Freedom of speech and the press were also affirmed. " why did they need it? it was something they needed to help transform their government from a monarch (king or gueen have control of everything) to republic (government where leader is not a king or queen and certain citizens have the right to vote). they also made one for women called "Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen", by Olympe de Gouges.