Can someone give me an example of how the government contributed to the fear of communism in America in the 1950s?

American leaders repeatedly told the public they should be afraid that the communists have infiltrated american society

Explanation:

In the early 1950s, American leaders repeatedly told the public that they should be fearful of subversive Communist influence in their lives. Communists could be lurking anywhere, using their positions as school teachers, college professors, labor organizers, artists, or journalists to aid the program of world Communist domination.

what are local authorities doing to fix the problem

explanation:

d) he bring down boss tweed and tammany hall.