What was the relation between the Declaration of Rights and the process of constitution making in 1789?

The Declaration set rights as basic principles for the new constitution

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen provided the political and legal principles that guided constitution making during the Revolution. It proclaimed that people were born free and equal in rights, that sovereignty belonged to the nation, and that law should express the general will rather than royal privilege. It also defended liberty, security, property and resistance to oppression. These principles did not by themselves constitute the complete constitution; instead, they established the values against which the new political system was to be designed and judged. Option A is correct because it describes the Declaration as a foundational framework. B is wrong because the Declaration supported constitutional change, while C and D contradict its attack on arbitrary privilege and unequal political status.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: The Outbreak of the Revolution.