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The term comes from Six princes of the Holy Roman Empire and rulers of fourteen Imperial Free Cities, who issued a protest against the edict of the Diet of Speyer, these princes were the first individuals to be called Protestants. The term protestant, though at first purely political in nature, later acquired a much broader sense, referring to a member of any Western church which adhered to the main Protestant principles. Any Western Christian who is not an adherent of the Catholic Church or Eastern Orthodox Church is a Protestant.
C. separation of powers. The 3 branches of government are executive, judicial, and legislative. Each branch has their own separate duties and cannot do tasks that belong to a different branch. Separation of powers also refers to each branch checking each others decisions to keep one from being more powerful or controlling than the rest.
Answer:
it's either A or B
Explanation:
both were true in their own respect so it just depends on what answer your teacher wants