<span>It was the growing power of Parliament, and several incompetent monarchs which led to this. By the 17th century, Parliament had gained one power that the monarchy no longer had - they were in charge of raising taxes. King Charles I got into so many arguments over money, religion and political affairs that his own Parliament declared war on him. In the end, Parliament won and had the king executed. Oliver Cromwell became the dictator of England for 10 years (this period is known as the Commonwealth), and abolished an increasingly corrupt Parliament. After his death, both the Monarchy and Parliament were restored, and king Charles II became King. The Civil War led to a gradual increase in Parliament's power, which may well have stopped the country from having a revolution.
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●It protected the right of a freed slave to file a lawsuit.
Answer:
pitiful
Explanation:
Pitiful is the meaning of pathetic in this sentence because the cat is fully soaked in the rain which is a pitiful scenery. It make Natalee very emotional and sad. There are some people who can't see animals in difficulty and when they see it, they become emotional and sad. There are also some more meanings of the word pathetic such as moving and touching etc.
All of the options listed are powers of the federal branch of government, granted under the Constitution, except "regulate elections," and "set up town governments," since regulating elections is mostly up to the state (although the federal government can technically intervene) and setting up town governments is a local issue.