The Estates General could not be considered a fair or democratic assembly of the French people because
a. the church and pope held much of the power.
b. no member of French society below the class of noble could participate.
c. the king could count on the vote of the First and Second Estates.
d. the First and Second Estates voted together, canceling any vote from the Third Estate, which represented the French people.
e. the Third Estate was considered to be a radical body.
d
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