During World War I, the Supreme Court upheld the Espionage Act by ruling that Congress has a right to restrict speech that __________

a. is critical of the government
b. creates a clear and present danger
c. qualifies as hate speech
d. is symbolic


b) creates a clear and present danger

Political Science

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Which of the following is true of Buchanan presidents?

A. They are favored by political commentator Pat Buchanan. B. They are considered to be the greatest of all presidents. C. They merge the active and administrative parts of executive power. D. They view their presidential terms as primarily administrative.

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What can significantly expand government’s power while expending relatively little money?

a. tax expenditures b. contracting out of programs c. regulations d. loan programs

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Which of the following situations best exemplifies an exception to party leaders' inabilities to discipline party members who pursue goals that conflict with their party's stated objectives?

A. Democratic governor Allan Shivers' successful attempt in convincing conservative Texas Democrats to support Republican nominee Dwight Eisenhower in the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections B. Liberal Democratic voters supporting Republican John Tower in his successful 1961 special election for United States senator C. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Michael McCormick switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party in 1997 D. Texas House Speaker Joe Straus's censure by a two-thirds majority of the State Republican Committee in 2018 for blocking measures such as the regulated public bathrooms and how transgendered people could legally use these facilities

Political Science

According to the UN Charter, states __________.

A. are not inherently equal under international law B. have full sovereignty over their own affairs C. may have full independence and territorial integrity D. should take disputes to the International Court of Justice

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