What Was the Response to the Idea of the Separation

question 137

Multiple Choice

What was the response to the idea of the separation of church and state in America after the Revolution?

• A) Catholics filled the majority of leadership positions in the new nation because the Catholic Church had long enjoyed a privileged status in the colonies.
• B) Because religion had played such a small role in the American colonies, very little changed after the Revolution, and few Americans acknowledged any sort of shift between church and state.
• C) The Anglican Church quickly became the dominant religion in the new nation because the idea of separating church and state had so little popular support.
• D) Both deists and evangelical leaders supported this idea and believed there to be freeing aspects of having a government that functioned outside of religious control.
• E) Religious leaders completely abandoned the traditional definition of Christian liberty to no longer involve submitting to God's will and leading a moral life.

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Definitions:

Seventeenth Century

A period from 1601 to 1700 in the Gregorian calendar, marking a phase of significant developments in global exploration, science, and cultural exchanges.

Catholicism

The Christian denomination led by the Pope in Rome, characterized by its sacramental system and doctrines such as the veneration of saints.

Virginia House Of Burgesses

The first democratically-elected legislative body in British North America, established in 1619, setting a precedent for representative government in the American colonies.

Representative Government

Representative government is a system of governance in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions and enact laws on their behalf, allowing for indirect participation in the political process.