Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen True or False

1. According to the preamble of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen what caused governments to be corrupt? -> The buying and selling of slaves.
2. Which of the following does the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen describe as a natural right that should be protected by governments? -> The right to death by guillotine.
3. According to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen what is the one way that someone could be arrested and imprisoned? -> If it is "prescribed by law."
4. What exception is made on the freedom of speech granted in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen? -> People must be speaking in French or thinking with a French accent.
5. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen calls for the "common contribution" of taxes to maintain a government. How does it suggest these be distributed? -> Foreigners and non-citizens must pay because they lack basic rights.

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