In the early 1920s, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Charles T. Schenck under the Espionage Act because

What will be an ideal response?


his actions presented a clear and present danger

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Public bureaucracies are perhaps the most common political structures in the world today

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Who was the leader of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, founded in 1890?

A. Elizabeth Cady Stanton B. Abigail Adams C. Lucretia Mott D. Susan B. Anthony E. Betty Friedan

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Issues that impact localities such as issuing licenses for driving, hunting, and marriage, regulating __________, conducting elections, and caring for public health and safety are left to the state and local governments by the U.S. Constitution

a. the coining of money b. interstate commerce c. and maintaining an army and navy d. intrastate commerce

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The election of 1932 was significant in that

A. all of the above occurred. B. the two major parties appeared to switch ideological orientations C. the Democratic Party changed, embracing the role that the federal government could play to create economic stability D. the Republican Party became the party of limited federal government and fiscal conservatism.

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