Question

Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of

(a) Each member one vote

(b) Male adult franchise

(c) Universal adult franchise

(d) Each estate one vote​

Answer 1

Answer:

D) Each Estate One Vote

Answer 2

(d) Each estate one vote​

Explanation:

Voting in the Estates General in the past had been conducted

• According to the principle of having one vote per estate.
• Third Estate members requested that the assembly as a whole now hold elections, where each member will have one vote.
• This was in line with the democratic values put forth the book, The Social Contract, by philosophers like Rousseau.