Before the French Revolution, the king needed money. He went before the Estates General, a representative body of the people, to ask for it. The First Estate was made up of the clergy, the Second was the nobility, and the Third Estate was commoners. Only members of the Third Estate
had to pay taxes. Since the members of the First and Second Estate were friends of the king, the budget passed. Taxes were raised to pay for the
king's expenses. Since this directly affected the Third Estate, the common people revolted. Which theory is this law that raised the taxes of the
poor to finance the rich an example of?
A.
critical theory
B
conflict theory
C.
strain theory
D.
social pathology