What difference between subject and citizen was made clear by the French Revolution?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A subject is subordinate while a citizen is linked with rights and participation
Under an absolute monarchy, a subject is primarily a person ruled by and subordinate to the monarch. The revolutionary idea of a citizen was different: citizens were bearers of rights and were expected to participate in the political nation. Therefore option A is correct. Option B reverses the distinction, option C denies an important political change, and option D wrongly reduces citizenship to military service.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
A subject is subordinate while a citizen is linked with rights and participation
Why is this the correct answer?
Under an absolute monarchy, a subject is primarily a person ruled by and subordinate to the monarch. The revolutionary idea of a citizen was different: citizens were bearers of rights and were expected to participate in the political nation. Therefore option A is correct. Option B reverses the distinction, option C denies an important political change, and option D wrongly reduces citizenship to military service.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation.
