Democrats Feared That Government Would

question 68

Multiple Choice

Democrats feared that government would

• A)fail to control the rising crime rates.
• B)concentrate power and wealth in the hands of a few.
• C)admit too many immigrants.
• D)discourage the growth of the market economy.
• E)abolish the national bank.

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Definitions:

Opiate Of The Masses

A term coined by Karl Marx, referring to religion as the "opium of the people" intended to describe the effect of religion in dulling the pain of oppression among the working class by promising a better afterlife.

Equated

To consider one thing to be the same as or equivalent to another.

Church

An institution that brings together a moral community of believers in formal worship and integrates itself within the larger secular world.

Social Cohesion

The bonds and mutual trust that bring members of a society together, enabling them to cooperate and live harmoniously.