Question

How did the Harding administration respond to growing public fears of communists and anarchists?

Answer 1

by empowering the Justice Department to take broad measures to arrest and deport radicals

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Answer 2

The main reason why the Harding administration responded to growing public fears of communists and anarchists is because it did not want to seem "weak" in the eyes of Harding's adversaries, who were looking to replace him in office.