Feudalism contributed to the development of free political institutions because a. vassals were free to leave the service of their lords whenever they wished. b. it was based on the notion that all people, as the children of god, are entitled to equal rights. c. the kings frequently forced nobles to free their serfs from bondage. d. lords claimed certain liberties guaranteed by contracts, and they defied rulers who abused these liberties.

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Feudalism contributed to the development of free political institutions because a. vassals were free to leave the service of their lords whenever they wished. b. it was based on the notion that all people, as the children of god, are entitled to equal rights. c. the kings frequently forced nobles to free their serfs from bondage. d. lords claimed certain liberties guaranteed by contracts, and they defied rulers who abused these liberties.

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The answer is D. (lords claimed certain liberties guaranteed by contracts, and they defied rulers who abused these liberties.) The rise of feudal lords and their defiance of monarchs has given rise to the notion that landed lords, especially in strategic places, are becoming more powerful than the monarch himself.