What was the pivotal role of religion in the 1928 election?
a. Most Americans voted for Hoover as the Protestant candidate.
b. Most Americans were Catholic immigrants and identified with Smith.
c. The Ku Klux Klan supported Hoover because he was Protestant.
d. The Roman Catholic Church ordered its faithful to vote for Al Smith.
e. Religiously active Protestants refused to participate in this election.
A
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