Under the 1791 Constitution, which body was established to govern the state?

• A. The National Convention.
• B. The Directory.
• C. The Estates-General.
• D. The Legislative Assembly.

Answer: (D)

The 1791 Constitution established a Legislative Assembly to govern the state. This body was the main lawmaking and oversight force within a constitutional framework, with the king’s powers sharply limited. It marked a shift from the earlier, more radical revolutionary leadership toward a more conservative, representative assembly that could draft and pass laws while the executive acted within constitutional bounds.

Context helps: the National Convention came later, after the monarchy was abolished in 1792, and the Directory took over under a different constitutional arrangement in 1795. The Estates-General was the pre-revolutionary assembly that last met in 1789 and then dissolved as the revolution moved forward. So, the Legislative Assembly is the body specifically created by the 1791 Constitution to govern the state.