The Parlements and Especially the Parlement of Paris Effectively Limited

question 81

Multiple Choice

The parlements and especially the parlement of Paris effectively limited the absolute monarch by

• A) ordering a lit de justice in which the king was actually brought into the parlement on a bed and forced to make his case.
• B) using the filibuster to block legislation.
• C) threatening to impeach the king.
• D) refusing to register the king's decrees.
• E) refusing to meet.

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