Question

base your answer to question 2 on document 2 below and on your knowledge of social studies. the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen was written by representatives of the french people and was approved by the national assembly of france on august 26, 1789. this document became the basis for the french constitution of 1791. declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen - 1789 articles: ...2. the aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible inalienable rights of man. these rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. 3. the principle of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation. no body nor individual may exercise any authority which does not proceed directly from the nation. 4. liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights. these limits can only be determined by law. 5. law can only prohibit such actions as are hurtful to society. nothing may be prevented which is not forbidden by law, and no one may be forced to do anything not provided for by law. 6. law is the expression of the general will. every citizen has a right to participate personally, or through his representative, in its foundation. it must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes. all citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, are equally eligible to all dignities and to all public positions and occupations, according to their abilities, and without distinction except that of their virtues and talents. ... 2.based on this excerpt, identify the national assembly’s point of view regarding the relationship between the government and its citizens. 1

Explanation:

The National Assembly believed that the government's role was to preserve citizens' natural rights (liberty, property, security, resistance to oppression). Sovereignty lies with the nation, and laws should be expressions of the general will, protecting all citizens equally and allowing them to participate in law - making either directly or through representatives.

Answer:

The government should preserve citizens' natural rights, sovereignty is with the nation, laws are of general will, and citizens have equal rights to participate in law - making.