How did President Truman respond to charges that there were Communists within the government?
a. He instituted a loyalty program that fired 3,000 people for their political beliefs.
b. He sent out 25,000 volunteer speakers who addressed gatherings of government workers on the subject of communism.
c. He laughed them off and said that the claims were exaggerated.
d. He defended government workers' First Amendment rights to say what they wanted without fear of reprisal.
ANSWER: a
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