How and why was the history of the eastern half of the Roman empire so different from that of the western half? What role did emperors play in the Eastern Church?

I only know the last one but In Byzantine times, the emperor had supreme authority in the Church. He selected the patriarch of Constantinople, who ranked just below him in matters of religion. Unlike the pope in the west, the patriarch did not claim strong authority over other patriarchs and bishops.

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c. legislation should seek to resolve social problems.

popular sovereignty   influenced the declaration of independence because the colonists wanted to have freedom to do they wanted so they put into writing