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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? critical theory. conflict theory. strain theory. social pathology.

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This law that raised the taxes of the poor to finance the rich an example of strain theory.

Strain theory is a sociological theory that analyzes the origin of certain collective or individual behaviors, by means of which it is affirmed that the different situations of tension and conflict that are generated in society are the result of the factual circumstances that exist in said society, and that affect individuals or groups of people, determining their reactions to various situations.

In this way, this theory defends the position that the French Revolution arose as a social response to the various injustices caused by the French monarchy against the Third Estate.

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