The Assembly between 1789 and 1791 was called "Constituante" and had to purpose to give a Constitution to the monarchy. The main reforms were : - abolition of the privileges (of the nobility and of the churches) : all the citizens are equal - suppression of old provinces and creation of departements (with an elected president for each of them) - nationalization of the Church's properties - creation of banknotes ("assignats") - secularization of the civil service (civil marriage ; divorce ; civil constitution of the Church) - separation of power between legislative (elected Assembly) and executive (King and ministers)
