If voting in the Estates General had been by head what benefit would the Third Estate get?

The real effect of its 600 representatives would increase

In the Estates-General, each estate traditionally had one collective vote. This arrangement allowed the First and Second Estates to combine and defeat the Third Estate, even though the Third Estate represented the great majority of the population. If voting had been by head, every deputy would have cast an individual vote. Since the Third Estate had about 600 representatives, its numerical strength would have had a much greater effect. Therefore, option A is correct. The change would not automatically abolish the First Estate or make the king’s vote triple.

The issue was not simply the number of social groups but the method used to count political decisions. Voting by order gave one vote to each estate, while voting by head counted representatives separately. The Third Estate wanted the latter because it expected support from some members of the other estates. This demand challenged the old privileged system and helped lead to the creation of the National Assembly. Hence the correct benefit was the increased real influence of its 600 deputies.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: The Outbreak of the Revolution.