Part one of term paper
Tradition can be defined as ‘a custom, opinion, or belief handed down to posterity esp. orally or by practice.’ It could be said that France has upheld a tradition of change, due to the fact that during past centuries, France has altered in various ways, politically and socially. It may also be proposed that France has lent greatly on t ...

Part two of term paper
... Firstly, we can examine the act of popular sovereignty and the revolution of 1789, a major turning point in French history. We can define revolution as ‘the establishment of a new social order.’ At this point, France becomes a constitutional monarchy for the first time. The First Revolution of 1789 was the coming together, essentially, of various social classes. The Revolution commenced largely for the reason that the nobles and the aristocrats were continuously outvoting the 3eme ...