One of the reasons why there was a need for reform in the US during the mid-1800s is because the US was expanding economically at a rapid pace, as well as expanding to the west, and there was practically no government oversight of growth--which led to people and firms being taken advantage of.
C and D are the best answers out of the bunch
What duties the president would have
Church officials working in the inquisition burned alive both Renaissance scholars and leaders such as Corpernicus, Martin Luther, and Galileo Galilei.