During the war of spanish succession, why was charles ii's succession to the spanish throne made more difficult after he was made holy roman emperor? a. by being both holy roman empire and king of spain, charles would have far too much power in europe. b. the holy roman empire was still at war with spain over a decade long territory dispute. c. both england and france did not recognize the holy roman empire as a real state. d. spain had cut off diplomatic relations with the holy roman empire two decades earlier.

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.