Which of the Following Is Not a Reason Why the Know-Nothing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason why the Know-Nothing party declined rapidly?

A) The party's split into northern and southern.
B) The party's acceptance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
C) The party's radical policy of open membership and public meetings.
D) The party proved vulnerable to the challenge posed by the emerging Republican party.
E) The party's difficulty reconciling its antislavery attitudes with its anti-Catholic impulses.