Why Was the Edmunds-Tucker Act More Devastating to the Mormons

question 41

Multiple Choice

Why was the Edmunds-Tucker Act more devastating to the Mormons than the Edmunds Act?

• A) The Edmunds Act only addressed polygamy; the Edmunds-Tucker Act confiscated church assets.
• B) The Edmunds Act only addressed communal land ownership; the Edmunds-Tucker Act disfranchised polygamists.
• C) The Edmunds Act only addressed the practices of church leaders; the Edmunds-Tucker Act included all Mormons in its statutes.
• D) The Edmunds Act had no enforcement clause; the Edmunds-Tucker Act included disfranchisement among its enforcement measures.

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