Read this article and then listen to this short podcast. As you do, think about the ideas noted above. In the table provided below, list the important elements of civil society and their roles and importance in society. One element has been included as an example. Finally, use the last row of the table to draft a definition of civil society.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

they usually pass federal laws

and sometimes in the elections of the president

b. introduce the core ideas of the new government.

written by alan ward and published in 2003. ward is a historian and was a professor at the university of connecticut.

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