How did the Church gain secular power? A. Monks forced massive numbers of people to convert through fear of punishment.
B. Canon law established secular courts under the control of the Church.
C. The Church issued interdicts, laws passed by the Church regardless of secular law.
D. The Church's power to deny the sacraments gave the Church power over Christians.

This passage says that the government is necessary because . the passage states that checks and balances are needed to

Which of the following statements is true about water access in the middle east? a. access to coastal waters is not important to people.b. most countries depend on outside resources for water.c. water is available in large supplies in all countries.d. all countries have sources of renewable freshwater.

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.