Answer:
The answer is A.
Explanation:
It prevented the progressives from winning.
Gregory I increased the political power of the pope because he reformed and rewrote some of the aspects which were expected of the papacy, but which were things he did not want to do anymore. Upset by the privacy he used to have as a monk but which he no longer had anymore, he set out to involve himself more in the larger population's life by sending missionaries to England and by writing dialogues commenting on many different things. He also reformed and revised Roman worship of his day, which included more political power for the pope.
The Tenure of Office Act restricted the president from suspending an officer while the Senate is not in session. In August 1867, President Johnson removed Secretary of War Stanton from office. When the Senate reconvened, it failed to ratify his removal. Johnson attempted to appoint a new Secretary of War. He hoped to create a case to challenge the act through the involvement of the Supreme Court.
