WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How was voting done in the Estates General?
A
1 vote per estate
B
1 vote per person
C
Voting was based on population for each Estate
D
There was no voting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answers. Voting in the estate general had been conducted according to the principle that each estate had one vote. But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abhishek Mishra. Each Estate having one vote, was the principle on which voting was conducted in the Estates General.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to its edicts, the Estates-General was to follow the customs of the last assembly held in 1614. By following this form and procedures, the Estates-General would vote by order instead of by head (and the Third’s representation would remain equal to the other estates).

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

There is 1 question to complete.