Compare the political rights which the Constitution of 1791 gave to the citizens with Articles from 1 to 6 of the Declaration. Are the two documents consistent? Do the two documents convey the same idea ?

Compare the political rights which the Constitution of 1791 gave to th

1.	Compare the political rights which the Constitution of 1791 gave to the citizens with Articles from 1 to 6 of the Declaration. Are the two documents consistent? Do the two documents convey the same idea ?
Answer» The 1st Article of the Declaration says that ‘All men are free and equal in rights’. The 6th Article of the Declaration says that ‘All citizens have the right to participate in the formation of laws’. But the Constitution of 1791 contradicted with the Declaration of Rights in giving all the citizens equal political rights. According to the Constitution only men above 25 years of age and who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer’s wage were given the right to vote. Thus the Constitution violates the Declaration of Rights. Thus we can say two documents contradicted with each other. They do not convey the same idea.