<P> After very long negotiations , the constitution was reluctantly accepted by King Louis XVI in September 1791 . Redefining the organization of the French government , citizenship and the limits to the powers of government , the National Assembly set out to represent the interests of the general will . It abolished many `` institutions which were injurious to liberty and equality of rights '' . The National Assembly asserted its legal presence in French government by establishing its permanence in the Constitution and forming a system for recurring elections . The Assembly 's belief in a sovereign nation and in equal representation can be seen in the constitutional separation of powers . The National Assembly was the legislative body , the king and royal ministers made up the executive branch and the judiciary was independent of the other two branches . On a local level , the previous feudal geographic divisions were formally abolished , and the territory of the French state was divided into several administrative units , Departments ( Départements ) , but with the principle of centralism . </P>
<P> After very long negotiations , the constitution was reluctantly accepted by King Louis XVI in September 1791 . Redefining the organization of the French government , citizenship and the limits to the powers of government , the National Assembly set out to represent the interests of the general will . It abolished many `` institutions which were injurious to liberty and equality of rights '' . The National Assembly asserted its legal presence in French government by establishing its permanence in the Constitution and forming a system for recurring elections . The Assembly 's belief in a sovereign nation and in equal representation can be seen in the constitutional separation of powers . The National Assembly was the legislative body , the king and royal ministers made up the executive branch and the judiciary was independent of the other two branches . On a local level , the previous feudal geographic divisions were formally abolished , and the territory of the French state was divided into several administrative units , Departments ( Départements ) , but with the principle of centralism . </P>
who made the laws in france under the constitution of 1791
who made the laws in france under the constitution of 1791
The National Assembly
The National Assembly