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The Constitution of 1791 vested the power to make laws in the National Assembly, which was indirectly elected. That is, citizens voted for a group of electors who, in turn, chose the Assembly. Not all citizens, however, had the right to vote. Only men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least three days of a labourer’s wage were given the status of active citizens; that is, they were entitled to vote. The remaining men and all women were classed as passive citizens. To qualify as an elector and then as a member of the Assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers.

Who above 25 years of age had the right to cast their vote?

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Men above 25 years of age had the right to cast their vote.
France in the Middle Ages was a patriarchal society. Women were, therefore, not even given the same level of citizenship as men when the election rules were incorporated into the Constitution of 1791. Men over 25 who paid taxes were the only ones eligible to vote. They were known as active citizens. Children, women, and the rest of the men were considered passive citizens and could not vote. France was quite late in granting women the right to vote compared to other western nations.

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