The Domestic Policies of Emperor Napoleon * In 1801, Napoleon made peace with the Catholic Church but he was devoid of any religion. But he needed to come to terms with the church in order to stabilize his regime. * Both sides gained from the Concordat that Napoleon established with the pope. The pope had the right to depose French bishops, but had little control over the French Catholic church. By signing the Concordat, the pope realized the accomplishments of the Revolution, and agreed not to question the confiscated church land during the Revolution. As a result of the Concordant, the Catholic Church wasn’t enemies with the govt. anymore. * Before the Revolution, France did not have a single set of laws, but over three hundred legal systems and efforts were made to codify laws. Napoleon completed this work and the most important of which was the Civil Code, aka Code Napoleon. It recognized the equality of all citizens and the rights for individuals to choose their professions, religious, toleration, and abolition of serfdom and feudalism. But during the radical phases of the Revolution, new laws made divorce was an easy process for husbands and wives, restricted fathers control over children, and allowed children to inherit property equally. But they were undone and women were now seen as unequal. * Napoleon worked on France’s bureaucratic structure by developing a powerful administration. The National Assembly’s 83 departments had estates, nobles, etc., which were replaced with self-governing assemblies. The most important of his instituted officials were the prefects. * Napoleon’s overhaul of the administration made tax collection more efficient as they were now collected by professional collectors hired by the state. Nobody had any special exemptions from tax payment. * Napoleon worked hard to make a strong bureaucracy, and only cared for demonstrated abilities over rank or birth. 22% of Napoleon’s aristocracy was nobles, and 60% were bourgeois. * Although equality was preserved in the law codes, the strong protection accorded to property rights, and use of conscription