Protestants were concerned about corruption in . . .
a. the Catholic Church.
b. the government.
c. the Orthodox Church.
d. the monarchy.
Answer: a. the Catholic Church.
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a. superiority of British weapons. b. willingness of the British government to pay for an invasion. c. political disunity of India. d. addiction of millions of Indians to opium.
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a. white racism within American society. b. unfair distribution among the nation's socioeconomic classes of the burden of fighting the Vietnam War. c. anger over the steep climb in taxes necessary to pay for welfare programs. d. rising unemployment among the nation's young.
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a) it should be abolished, and civil service laws should be enacted. b) it was injurious to good government, but had to be retained for the good of the Democratic party. c) the frequent rotation of officeholders had a beneficial effect on the government. d) it would ultimately favor Henry Clay and the Whigs. e) it was injurious to the Democratic party, but had to be retained because of its beneficial effect on government.
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A) gold mining B) a wave of immigration C) the discovery of silver D) coffee plantations