Why Did the Aristocracy Choose to Expand Popular Participation in Some

Why did the aristocracy choose to expand popular participation in some nations?

A) They wanted to begin collecting tax revenue from common people, but could not do so without expanding popular participation because their national constitutions prohibited "taxation without representation."
B) They saw expanding political participation as the only way to end widespread strikes on the part of the working class.
C) They hoped that common people would bring new ideas about how to solve long-standing social and economic problems into the political system.
D) They saw common people as potential political allies against the bourgeoisie and believed that expanding participation could increase their support among the lower orders.