Honors World History Practice Exam

This question tests understanding of how the French Revolution moved from absolute rule to a constitutional framework. The Constitution of 1791, written by the National Assembly, established a constitutional monarchy by curbing the king’s powers and creating a Legislative Assembly to make laws. The king could no longer rule by prerogative alone, and real political authority shifted to elected representatives within a defined constitutional order. In short, it kept the monarchy but limited it with a formal framework and a new legislative body, marking a move away from unchecked royal authority.

The other options don’t fit as well. The National Assembly is the body that produced and approved the constitution, not the document itself. The Declaration of the Rights of Man focuses on individual rights and sovereignty rather than on how the government is structured or limited. The Code Napoléon comes later and is a comprehensive legal code under Napoleon, not a mechanism for establishing a constitutional monarchy.