Multiple Choice
At the end of Louis XV's reign, the "Maupeou parlements" newly created by the king's chief minister:
A) were staffed with judges who purchased their positions at high prices.
B) were condemned as forms of despotism by Voltaire.
C) were staffed with judges who were forbidden to reject government edicts.
D) lasted until the French Revolution.
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