By voting together. Senior clergy (Bishops and Abbots) were appointed by the King, and mostly of the nobility. They naturally voted with the nobility, giving them a two-to-one majority over the Third Estate; voting was not by head (the Third Estate was far more numerous) but by Estate.
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The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
The First Estates was the Clergy; the Second Estates was the Aristocrats; and the Third Estates was the poor.
The French Estates General was made up of three main groups. This first Parliament consisted of the First Estates of clergy, the Second Estate of nobility, and the Third Estate of commoners.
The Clergy. The second estate was the nobility, and the third was the commoners (everyone else)
The Estates-General (or States-General) of 1789 (French: Les États-Généraux de 1789) was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly consisting of representatives from all but the poorest segment of the French citizenry. The independence from the Crown which it displayed paved the way for the French Revolution.
proposed taxation of the second estate
The Estates General had existed for centuries, while the National Assembly was formed in 1789. - Apex
goal of first estate was to maintain status quo, not be taxed and gain more power. That of second estate was same. That of third was to get greater power and require other 2 estates to pay taxes