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And The Revolution


            
            
             The French Revolution began, July 14, 1789, because of a sequence of routines displeased mainly the middle class. Believing in "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity," the bourgeoisie was determined to change the economic, political, and social reforms that had previously suppressed their rights. Passing through a typical revolutionary pattern of symptoms and events, eventually slight stability was reached with the Directory in power. When this form of government began to cause discontent, Napoleon Bonaparte took keen advantage of this declination and gained complete power, by leading a coup d"etat. He used this power and turned France into one of the most feared countries of the World. He enhanced nationalism, rectified civil liberties, and increased political rights for the people. "Confidence from below, Authority from above," Napoleon based his government on charming the people of France.
             As Napoleon came into power, his first political operation was to create a constitution. This offered stability for the people of France, and addressed some important issues causing discontent before and during the Revolution. Napoleon distributed the powers of government throughout an Executive and Legislative branch to create what seemed to be a Constitutional Democracy. The Executive branch consisted of three Consuls, Napoleon as one, and the other two were small positions. The Legislative Branch was broken up into four different bodies with different affairs they had to minister to; Council of State, proposed laws; the Tribunate, debated the laws; the Legislative Corps, solely voted on laws; and the Senate, vetoed laws. This finally gave the middle class the social distinction that they had been imploring during the Revolution.
             A prominent claim, which the middle class was fighting for during the Revolution, was the right to occupy civil liberties regardless of political status. Napoleon met this dissatisfaction, with delight when he declared the Code Napoleon.


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