What is the practice of buying and selling church offices called?
A) usury
B) simony
C) saeculum
D) regula
B) simony
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What was the conservative reaction to the French Revolution?
A) Conservatives felt that the weakening of religious faith was in large part responsible for the chaos of the French Revolution and subsequent wars. B) The only way to recover from the devastating effects of the French Revolution and subsequent wars was to return to piety, morality, and respect for authority. C) Conservatives held the Enlightened thinks responsible for the events of the French Revolution and resulting wars. D) All of these E) None of these
The right to stop unfair or oppressive acts through the veto belonged to the
A) tribunes. B) consuls. C) king. D) senators. E) plebeians.
Justice Roger Taney ruled in the Dred Scott case that Scott, and all slaves, did not have U.S. citizenship and
a. were citizens of the state where they lived. b. were governed by the slavery laws in the state in which they resided. c. were property and remained property no matter where they were. d. could buy their freedom. e. could buy their citizenship.
Early during the feminist movement, the National Organization of Women focused its efforts on
A. abortion rights. B. changing the traditional concepts of women in the home. C. passing the Equal Rights Amendment. D. helping poor and minority women. E. addressing the needs of women in the workplace.