Why did rulers feel they needed to use other means to gain legitimacy?

9. explain whether the marines on mt. suribachi in 1945 showed respect to the american flag. support your answer with evidence from the text.

Which best expresses the radical republican philosophy of reconstruction?

How did the church gain secular power? a) monks forced massive numbers of people to convert through fear of punishment. b) the church issued interdicts, laws passed by the church regardless of secular law. c) the church's power to deny the sacraments gave the church power over christians. d) canon law established secular courts under the control of the church.