The Second Estate was made up of the _

o king and queen

o nobles

o clergy

O middle class and peasants

It was formed by three states: the first state, which was formed by the clergy; the second state, constituted by the nobility; and the third state, which consisted of all the rest of society, such as bourgeois, merchants, artisans, wage workers, peasants, etc.

nobels

Explanation:

France's taxation system could not generate enough money to resolve the financial crisis. This was because taxes were based on class. The French population was divided into three classes, known as estates. The clergy comprised the First Estate and the nobility comprised the Second Estate. The middle class and peasantry, 98% of the population, belonged to the Third Estate. Although the clergy and nobility owned the most land, their privileged status allowed them to be exempt from taxes. Taxes collected from the Third Estate alone were not enough to solve the financial problem.