Which was the clearest social sign of the new political culture?

Correct answer: People began openly discussing rights events and power

A new political culture becomes visible when ordinary people start speaking about public power instead of treating politics as the private business of a king or a small elite. Open discussion of rights, important events, authority, and government shows that people are beginning to see themselves as citizens. Newspapers, pamphlets, songs, and public meetings could help spread this habit of discussion during and after the Revolution.

Option A is correct because it directly describes public participation and the use of rights-based political language. Option B represents the older pattern of obedience to royal orders. Option C suggests stronger control over information, and option D wrongly removes politics from cultural forms. The social sign is therefore not silence, but the willingness of people to discuss and evaluate power openly.