Question

dominated by the First Estate, composed mostly of urban lawyers. divided over the issue of voting by orders or by head. Louis XVI's primary advisory body, often consulted by the king on matters of state. unanimously in agreement about the necessity of immediately creating a new representative assembly. in unanimous agreement that only radical changes could solve France's problems.

Answer 1

Incomplete question. The full question read;

In 1789, the Estates-General was

a. Louis XVI's parliamentary body often consulted by the king.

b. in unanimous agreement that only radical changes could solve France's problems.

c. dominated by the first estate composed mostly of urban lawyers.

d. unanimously in agreement about the necessity of immediate creation of a "National Assembly."

e. divided over the issue of voting by "orders" or by "head."

Answer:

e. divided over the issue of voting by "orders" or by "head."

Explanation:

One may ask: what is the Estates-General? Well, it is a term used to refer to an assembly of French diplomats during the reign of Louis XVI, they were charged with the responsibility of solving the financial crisis faced by the country at the time.

However, a contention that sprang up in 1789 among the Estates-General was the issue of voting by "orders" or by "head".