If One Group Took Power and Established an Official State

question 50

Multiple Choice

If one group took power and established an official state religion, James Madison would likely describe the situation as

• A) a stage in the evolution of government.
• B) unfortunate but inevitable and outside the scope of government to prevent.
• C) the best possible outcome given the desires of a majority of the people.
• D) an example of the tyranny of a faction imposing its will on the rest of the nation.

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