Prosecutions under the Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) can be characterized in the following ways except
a. antiwar socialists and labor leaders were visibly targeted
b. 1,900 Americans were prosecuted under these laws.
c. the laws meant that any criticism of the government could be censored and punished.
d. the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that they were unconstitutional violations of freedom of speech and association.
e. after the war, President Harding issued pardons to many of those prosecuted, including labor leader Eugene Debs.
a
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A. Voting Rights Act of 1965 B. Immigration Act of 1965 C. Civil Rights Act of 1964 D. Economic Opportunity Act
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) strongly supported Balmaceda. B) sided with the rebels. C) displayed a strict neutrality. D) gave aid to both sides.
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a. foreign nations would reject an independent American government b. the British government would be impossible to overthrow c. America was dependent on British trade and protection d. the American colonies should break away from England.