Faced with famine, increased taxes, and rising discontent, Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General. This was the first time this call had been issued in one hundred fifty years. Why did the king call this meeting?
a. to move France toward a constitutional monarchy
b. to create a plan of action to stop the famine
c. to give the people a voice
d. to attempt government reform

c. to give the people a voice

Explanation:

The last time the Estates-General had been called was 1614. Monarchical absolutism had precluded the functioning of this institution. But the situation in France had seriously deteriorated in the 1780s.  There was no parliament, so for many social sectors, this was a chance to express criticism. Hard measures had to be taken to tackle the difficulties accumulating and king Louis XVI was trying to get support for implementing those new policies.

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an empire is a sovereign state functioning as an aggregate of nations or people that are ruled over by an emperor or another kind of monarch. the territory and population of an empire is commonly of greater extent than the one of a kingdom.[1]

an empire can be made solely of contiguous territories, such as the austro-hungarian empire or the russian empire, or of territories far remote from the homeland, such as a colonial empire. aside from the more formal usage, the word empire can also refer colloquially to a large-scale business enterprise (e.g. a transnational corporation), a political organisation controlled by a single individual (a political boss), or a group (political bosses).[2] the word empire is associated with such other words as imperialism, colonialism, and globalization. empire is often used to describe a displeasure to overpowering situations.[3]