What does the word “mendicant” mean? Why would groups like the Franciscans call themselves “mendicant?”

Why did the other allies like great britain and france not support wilsons 14 points?

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.

How and why did british north american colonists fight a revolution to create a constitutional republic, the united states of america?