Practice question · Multiple choice
Why does Tilly say the origin of parliaments is fiscal before it is democratic?
Hints
- Extraction at scale is not simply taken; it is negotiated.
- An assembly is where the negotiation happens.
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A. Rulers had to bargain with those they taxed, and the bargaining required an assembly
Why
Because extraction at that scale had to be negotiated, and an assembly is where the negotiation happened. Representation grew out of a bargain over money, not out of a commitment to popular rule, which is why "no taxation without representation" is the older and more accurate slogan.
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