... the constitution. The constitution of the year VIII was composed mainly of Napoleons ideals; it was a great success for him. He made himself first consul, which was in essence head of state. He also appointed two other consuls, Sieyes being one of them, the second and third consuls had no real power as such, they were merely there to give advice which in reality meant that Napoleon was running the country on his own but gave the impression that the system was democratic to the people. As the first consul, Napoleon had total control over both domestic and foreign policy. He had immense power, he was able to manipulate and mould such aspects as the constitution as it suited him. He demonstrated his great power, when in 1802 he changed the constitution to state that instead of having 10 years to rule, he would stay head of state for ...

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