Churches in the United States Were Important in the Development

 Churches in the United States were important in the development of a sense of civic duty and civic competence because they 

A)  indoctrinated citizens to favor the status quo. 
B)  were in a continuous struggle for survival. 
C)  provided the major opportunity for citizens to express their political views. 
D)  were independent of most political pressures. 
E)  were organized much like a political system.