The weakening of the Catholic Church’s power in Europe in the 1500s and 1600s led to a decline in the power of kings and queens. a rise in the power of kings and queens. a decline in the use of standing armies. a rise in the power of legislatures across the continent.

B - a rise in the power of kings and queens.

Explanation:

Edge 2020

your answer will most likely be a.

the correct answer is: (1) affected by gerrymandering; (2) not affected by gerrymandering.

gerrymandering is known as a practice that intends to establish a some kind of political advantage for a particular party or group. to do this district boundaries are manipulated. the new resulting district is named a gerrymandering.

in other words, what gerrymandering does is to draw the boundaries of electoral districts trying to benefit the party who is doing it. sometimes, the party controlling the legislature will redraw it so they can maximize the number of districts they are likely to control.