SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
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votes were not secret
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each estate voted by how many members there were
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each estate got the same number of votes
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the King got two votes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The representation was not proportional to the population of each estate. The third estate represented over 98 per cent of the population, but the other two estates could outvote them because of the disproportional representation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Each Estate in the Estates General received one vote as a whole group. The First and Second Estates often agreed on issues and would out-vote the Third Estate, two to one.
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