In the Aftermath of the 1848 Revolution,Frederick William of Prussia

question 59

Multiple Choice

In the aftermath of the 1848 revolution,Frederick William of Prussia rejected a new constitution; ten years later he accepted a constitution that allowed for the election of a Parliament with voting based on:

• A) universal male suffrage,although votes were weighted based on taxes paid.
• B) membership in one of the three Estates; the Third Estate received only a partial vote.
• C) ethnic heritage; only those who could prove German heritage for three generations were allowed to vote.
• D) land ownership; only those who owned property would be allowed to vote.
• E) a family's wealth; only those families with a total wealth of at least 1 million marks could vote.

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