8. How were civil liberties suppressed during World War I? : Prohibited spying, interfering with the
draft and "false statements that might impede military success".
: Criminalized statements that were intended to
cast contempt, scorn or disrepute on our form of government, or that
advocated interference with the war effort
: the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of
a guy named Schenck for encouraging people to avoid the draft and ruled
that the government can punish critical speech when it presents a clear
and present danger to the state and its citizens,
• Helped the Justice Department identify
radicals by harassing people in what were called "slacker raids"

But on an april morning in 1959, i heard a mother of four, having coffee with four other mothers in a suburban development fifteen miles from new york, say in a tone of quiet desperation, “the problem.” and the others knew, without words, that she was not talking about a problem with her husband, or her children, or her home. suddenly they realized they all shared the same problem, the problem that has no name. which best describes the connotation of the word “desperation”? negative, because the woman is feeling confused negative, because the woman is expressing hopelessness positive, because the woman is expressing herself positive, because the woman and the mothers are in agreement

Rational ignorance suggests that a. voters are ignorant on issues that are not of special interest to them b. voters do not pursue information about issues before voting c. low voter turnout is due to a lack of understanding of the platforms of each political party d. voters are uninterested in the electoral process

Which of the following principles is not part of the constitution? a. confederalism b. checks and balances c. separation of powers d. federalism reset