Why did the aristocracy choose to expand popular participation in some nations?

a. they hoped that common people would bring new ideas about how to solve long-standing social and economic problems into the political system.

b. they saw common people as potential political allies against the bourgeoisie and believed that expanding participation could increase their support among the lower orders.

c. they wanted to begin collecting tax revenue from common people, but could not do so without expanding popular participation because their national constitutions prohibited "taxation without representation."

d. they saw expanding political participation as the only way to end widespread strikes on the part of the working class?

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Anthony Villegas

31 October, 04:53

Why did the aristocracy choose to expand popular participation in some nations?

a. they hoped that common people would bring new ideas about how to solve long-standing social and economic problems into the political system.

b. they saw common people as potential political allies against the bourgeoisie and believed that expanding participation could increase their support among the lower orders.

c. they wanted to begin collecting tax revenue from common people, but could not do so without expanding popular participation because their national constitutions prohibited "taxation without representation."

d. they saw expanding political participation as the only way to end widespread strikes on the part of the working class?

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Greta Nelson · Answer 1

The correct answer is b. they saw common people as potential political allies against the bourgeoisie and believed that expanding participation could increase their support among the lower orders.

The bourgeoisie were the independent people who lived in cities and didn't have to worry about Aristocracy or their land or anything and since they were getting richer their power started increasing. The aristocracy wanted to give political rights to commoners because then they could support them in the struggle of old aristocracy versus the bourgeoisie.