Question

which was a main reason that the third estate broke off to form the national assembly after louis xvi reconvened the estates general in 1789? the third estate hoped to eliminate the monarchy and replace it with a representative democracy. the king refused to accept the third estate’s declaration of the rights of man and the citizen. the voting system meant that the third estate was always outvoted by the first and second estates. the third estate thought that by doing so it could convince the first estate to take up its cause.

Explanation:

In the Estates - General of France, the Third Estate represented the commoners and was much larger in population but had less power. The voting system gave equal weight to each estate (First - clergy, Second - nobility, Third - commoners), so the Third Estate was always outvoted by the First and Second Estates. This led them to break off and form the National Assembly to gain more influence.

Answer:

The voting system meant that the Third Estate was always outvoted by the First and Second Estates.