The election of President John F. Kennedy:
a. helped Catholics enter the national political scene because of his belief in the absolute separation of church and state.
b. helped Catholics enter the national political scene because of his political power and wide margin of defeat.
c. hindered the participation of Catholics in the national political scene because of his subsequent assassination.
d. hindered the participation of Catholics in the national political scene because of his progressive policies.
Question 2
Most Irish Catholics immigrated to the United States in the mid-1900s to:
a. secure employment.
b. avoid famine.
c. attend university.
d. escape religious persecution.
The Disputed Election of 1876
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