QUESTION 13
GS1
15 marks
Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French Revolutions.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Explain how the American and French Revolutions laid foundations of the modern world.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1American: written constitution, republic, federalism, separation of powers, Bill of Rights, anti-colonialism≈50 words
- 2French: liberty, equality, fraternity; Declaration of the Rights of Man; nationalism; end of feudal privilege; secular state≈50 words
- 3Global influence: Latin American independence, democratic movements, Indian Constitution≈50 words
- 4Limits: slavery, women excluded, Terror≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Each revolution's ideasGlobal influenceLimitsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Narrating events
- No link to modern ideas
Draw this
- Two columns of key ideas
Value addition
- FactThe Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) declared men free and equal in rights.French National Assembly
- FactThe US Constitution (1787) is the oldest written national constitution still in force.US National Archives
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 7 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
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