Read these words from the first amendment to the constitution.

congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

this amendment gives citizens the right to

a. bear arms against the government.
b. establish a national religion.
c. influence their representatives’ decisions.
d. vote in elections.

listed the works which were

banned by the church=index librorum prohibitorum

questioned many tenets

of the catholic church=

martin luther’s

ninety-five

theses

an authoritative treatise

on witchcraft=mallets maleficarum

a set of meditation, prayer, and

contemplation exercises to

strengthen one’s relationship

with god=spiritual exercises

hope it ✔

president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

carter refused to yield to the demands, khomeini used the situation to consolidate his power and nullify the challenges of the moderate wing of his government, headed by its president. the euphoria over the humiliation of the most powerful nation distracted the iranian people from the economic difficulties of their country. carter, in april 1980, broke diplomatic relations with iran and imposed a trade embargo, except medicine and food. iranian funds in the us they were frozen and accounted for to compensate the hostages when they were released and to pay the demands of us companies against iran.