The Magna Carta could best be described as
A) a promise to work to develop democratic institutions.
B) an affirmation of the traditional rights of barons.
C) a guarantee of religious freedom for all Englishmen.
D) a guarantee of civil rights for all Englishmen.
E) the first feminist legislation of King John's reign.
B
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a. lack of workers willing to lead organizing efforts b. periodic economic depressions that made workers afraid to organize c. the displacement of human labor by machines d. the lack of a history of successful labor organization in the United States e. the increasing ethnic diversity of the workforce as immigration increased
The term indulgence refers to
A) the forgiveness of original sin by the pope. B) the granting of a pass exempting one from entering purgatory. C) the finalization of the amount of time one spends in purgatory. D) a reduction in the time a person must spend in purgatory, issued by the pope. E) None of these
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