<P> It remained that all had the right to contribute towards the making of the laws, but on December 23, 1789, voting rights only extended to property owners . This reflected a belief that only those who had a stake in decisions made for society as a whole and those who had shown they could manage their own affairs should be eligible for political involvement . Three categories were created to divide the citizens of France: Passive Citizens, Active Citizens, and the Electors . The only members of society that could vote were the members that paid a certain amount of taxes . </P> <P> Passive Citizens were those who had no property rights or voting rights . They were entitled to protection by law with relation to their belongings and their liberty, but had no say in the making of government bodies . This group totalled around three million men within France . The constitution of 1791 reduced the women of France to passive citizens . </P> <P> Active Citizens numbered around four million men . They were required to be literate, speak French, and have been a resident for more than one year . They had a stake in the government bodies . They paid taxes equal to about three days work a year . These men met in primary assemblies to nominate electors and members of the councils in their municipalities . Active citizens (and their sons over the age of 18) were also, in that period, the basis for the French National Guard, the military bastion of the middle class . </P> <P> Roughly one in every hundred active citizens became electors . Electors paid taxes equal to 10 days work a year: typically 5 to 10 livres . There were about 50,000 electors in France at the time . These electors also met in assemblies where they nominated deputies, judges, and members of other departments . </P>

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