Why was the national government under the Constitution stronger than the national government under the Articles of Confederation? a. the supremacy clause made state laws that highest in the land
b. it did not have the power to tax the people
c. it had the power to enforce its laws
d. state government had been dissolved

How did the church gain secular power? a) monks forced massive numbers of people to convert through fear of punishment. b) the church issued interdicts, laws passed by the church regardless of secular law. c) the church's power to deny the sacraments gave the church power over christians. d) canon law established secular courts under the control of the church.