The French Revolution (1789–1799) contributed which enduring political concepts to modern politics?
AAbsolute monarchy as the only legitimate form of government.
BConfined to a narrow elite context, with limited broader social, economic, or cultural impact during the period.
CThe ideas of popular sovereignty, individual rights, secular government, and the possibility of overthrowing hereditary monarchy — codified in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the.
DPrimarily a modern reinterpretation of a much older and geographically distinct tradition, with the modern framing bearing little resemblance to what participants would have recognized in their own period.
Explanation
The French Revolution (1789–1799) contributed enduring political concepts to modern politics: popular sovereignty (that political authority derives from the people), individual rights, secular government, and the possibility of overthrowing hereditary monarchy. The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen codified many of these principles and influenced constitutional documents worldwide. Options B–D contradict documented history.