Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen"The representatives of the French people,...believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole
cause of public calamities and of the corruption of
governments, have determined to set
forth in a solemn declaration the natural, unalienable, and sacred rights of man... 1. Men
are born and remain free and equal in rights... 2. The aim of all political association is the
preservation of the... rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security and
resistance to oppression... 5. Law can only prohibit such actions as are hurtful to society...
6. Law is the expression of the general will. Every citizen has a right to participate personally,
or through his representative, in its formation. It must be the same for all... 7. No person
shall be accused, arrested, or imprisoned except in the cases and according to the forms
prescribed by law... 9. As all persons are held innocent until they shall have been declared
guilty... 11. The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the
rights of man... 12. A common contribution (ta[x] is essential... This should be equitably
distributed among all the citizens in proportion to their means."
9. Read
the excerpt from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Which of the
following provisions of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen would have
particularly angered the Second Estate (monarchy/wealthy nobles)? (5.7)
O 11
O 1
O 12