Why did the Catholic Church want to end simony? Priests were not being properly trained.
It prevented priests from leading services.
It led to a widespread criticism over church funds.
Church positions were not held by qualified people.

the tariff was created to protect industry in the northern part of the united states. industries in the north were being driven out of business by imported goods that were priced at a low rate. the goal was to protect these industries   by taxing the goods.

an interest group is an organization whose members share common concerns, and try to influence government policies that impact those concerns. elected officials frequently complain about the influence of "special interests" on american politics.

i would think the answer is between b and d i would say d sorry if wrong