Checks and balances are used to make sure one branch of government is not too powerful. Each branch checks the others to ensure fairness.
Secular political theories were influenced by crusading, especially in France and the Iberian peninsula, and government institutions evolved in part to meet the logistical needs of crusading. Credit infrastructures within Europe rose to meet similar needs, and some locales—Venice, in particular—benefitted significantly in economic terms.
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I think the first statement best describes a graduated point map.
