What Was the Result of the Controversy Over Voting by Order

question 28

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the controversy over voting by order versus voting by head in the Estates-General?

• A)The nobles of the robe advocated voting by head.
• B)The "lovers of liberty" effectively blocked voting by head.
• C)The clergy called for the expulsion of the Third Estate from the Estates-General.
• D)The Third Estate joined the Second Estate in abolishing the First Estate of the clergy.
• E)The Third Estate responded by forming a "National Assembly."

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Definitions:

Oral

Pertaining to words spoken, rather than written, used for communication.

Stop-Payment Order

An instruction given to a bank by an account holder not to pay or to halt a payment that has been issued on a check or an electronic withdrawal.

Authorized

Having official permission or approval to do something.

Drawer

In a transaction involving a check or draft, the drawer is the party that writes and signs the check, ordering the bank to pay a specified sum to the payee.