Discuss how the Supreme Court interpreted the freedom of speech provision of the Bill of Rights in Schenck v. United States.
What will be an ideal response?
Schenck was charged with violating the Espionage Act because he mailed circulars to men eligible for the draft, urging them to resist. Holmes and a unanimous Court ruled the circumstance of speech should always be considered, and "clear and present dangers" could provide the basis for conviction. Schenck's conviction was upheld.
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b. appointed by the House of Representatives, subject to confirmation by the Senate. c. appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the Senate. d. appointed and confirmed by the president.
Exceptions to the Miranda rule exist but a larger threat to its continuing survival is
A) state policies that have expanded rights of the accused. B) a more liberal Supreme Court. C) the use of digital cameras to record interrogations. D) preexisting knowledge among suspects of their constitutional rights. E) rulings made related to Betts v. Brady.
The problems of pollution and conserving natural resources are examples of ______.
A. free riding B. agency loss C. shirking D. tragedies of the commons
Sample size must be sufficiently large to
A) fill all the cells of the design with a sufficient number of participants. B) meet the standards set by the APA. C) insure the reliability of dependent measures. D) insure the reliability of independent measures.