Answer:
Simon was a zealot before becoming a disciple of Jesus.
Explanation:
"In the play The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Simon the Zealot is a witness for the defense at the trial of Judas Iscariot in Purgatory. In the miniseries Jesus of Nazareth, before joining the Apostles he is portrayed first as a member of the Zealots, hence his name."
A political machine is a "political group that controls or commands small businesses or corporations into voting for the candidate that they think will best suit in a election." In other words it's a boss that tells it's workers to vote for who the boss thinks would be better in a election and in result the workers will receive extra pay or a raise.
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A lot of people were racist at that time and everyone they thought they would respect them
