The "Palmer raids" refers to
A. a series of illegal arrests of alleged radical subversives under the direction of the U.S. attorney general.
B. efforts by congressional insurgents to strip the speaker of the house of certain powers.
C. part of a baseball scandal involving attempts to bribe a pitcher to switch teams.
D. incursions into New Mexico by a Mexican rebel who murdered Americans.
Answer: A
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