First of all, under the old regime the executive, legislative and judicial powers were all upon the monarch to use, however now under enlightenment ideas under the new revolutionary system/government the assembly introduced a system for criminal cases to be heard and punishments were less sever and torture was abolished in 1792. France had replaced the guillotine with the sword as being viewed as the most humane way to execute someone. Furthermore, Robespierre attempted to have the death sentence removed under this new government which he was unsuccessful in doing so. Capital punishment was to be inflicted only by decapitation which only had been reserved for the nobility however, under the new government all citizens were “equal” under the law so they were all tried under the same system and overall condemned to the same fate and punishment for breaking the law. The legal change in France had overall met the original intentions of the revolution, that every man and citizen had the right to be treated equally within the law, and every individual no matter the title or birth had their criminal trial heard and determined by a jury in order to develop a verdict. Secondly, under the new government France had scrapped an act which prevented those not of noble birth on the father’s side over four generations from becoming officers. Now the army had been opened to men of talents who could show off their abilities equally. The same conditions applied to those in public service as well, Professions and trades. The tricolour cockade had now become the national flag and the white lilies of the bourbon monarchy giving way to red white and blue of the revolutions.