Write a brief paragraph introducing two sides of the argument about how much power the government should have. This paragraph will get you started on an essay you will write at the end of the TopicBtw, the book is called American history, my world interactive. This is Topic 4 lesson 1.

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.