MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Because not all the representatives of each estate participated in the meeting.
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Because the 3rd estate could not vote.
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Because each estate had one vote and the 1st and 2nd estate could outvote the 3rd estate two to one.
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None of the above
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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: -The king said that each estate would vote as a body (each estate would get 1 vote). The members of the Third Estate did not like this. It meant that they could always be outvoted by the much smaller First and Second Estates. They wanted the vote to be based on the number of members.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did members of the Third Estate feel they were treated unfairly by the First and Second Estates? The First and Second Estates had a small tax burden, powerful positions, and privilege. The Third Estate had a large tax burden, few rights, and little privilege.
Detailed explanation-4: -1. According to the principle each estate had one vote. 2. Members of the Third Estate demanded that voting must now be conducted by the assembly as a whole where each member would have one vote.