Question

Louis-Napoleon was elected the new Emperor of France by a nearly unanimous vote. What measures did he take to satisfy the revolutionary need for liberalism in government, and how did they fail?

Answer 1

Answer:

• Napoleon passed a bill called “loi concernant la division du territoire de la République et l’administration” this means that these bills modernized and redefined France’s administrative entities.

• A top-down system was established, administrators were appointed. This happened also in French dominated places at the time, such as Amsterdam.

• At the bottom of the power-pyramid were the communes - municipalities - they were governed by a Maire and one or two deputies. Each city also had a Police Commissioner that led the local police.

• In annexed places, such as Holland, Napoleon decided to appoint locals to the administration, a general governor was appointed only to the Dutch departments and intendants assisted him.