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In effect, the third Estate was that of the peasents, while the other two estates represented the clergy and the other nobility, and therefore the absolute monarchy responsible for all this, together with the simbols of the oppression, such as the "Bastille" which was a jail in Paris.
<span>In the spoils system political appointments or jobs in the civil service are granted by the Victor of an election or vote. The victor normally gives position an power to his friends, family or political allies who helped him or her win the election as a reward and incentive for working for the party.</span>
The Old Regime began in the 15th Century. It was a feudal, monarchial type of
government where the Church and nobility are the dominant forces in
society. It was time of absolute
monarchy and development of centralized government. Though there was a period of prosperity, it
would later lead to decline and revolution.
