Which body adopted the Declaration of Rights of Man, Civil Constitution of the Clergy, and the Constitution of 1791, and ended feudal privileges?

• A. Legislative Assembly
• B. National Assembly
• C. National Convention
• D. Directory

Answer: (B)

This question focuses on which revolutionary body drove the early, foundational reforms that reshaped French society. The National Assembly, formed by the Estates in 1789, took the lead in rewriting France’s political and social order. It issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, establishing fundamental rights and the idea that sovereignty rests with the people. It also moved to end feudal privileges with the August Decrees, sweeping away the special rights and dues of the nobility and clergy. In 1790 it enacted the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, bringing the church under state authority and reordering church governance. Finally, it drafted and approved the Constitution of 1791, which created a constitutional monarchy and limited the king’s powers. The other bodies—Legislative Assembly, National Convention, and Directory—came later and governed under or after this constitutional framework, not to implement these initial reforms.