The Espionage and Sedition acts that were passed in 1917 and 1918 placed restrictions on publications that
What will be an ideal response?
advocated treason, insurrection, or forced resistance
You might also like to view...
Greek philosophers who were doubtful that humans can ever truly come to understand our ultimate reality were called
a. doubting Thomas's. b. Sumerians. c. skeptics. d. Persians. e. none of the above.
The courts exercise considerable discretion in interpreting regulatory legislation because
A) Congress often passes vague and even contradictory legislation. B) Congress has granted them a broad mandate to interpret legislation. C) the executive has granted them a broad mandate to interpret legislation. D) most laws include a section stating that unclear passages should be decided by the courts. E) Congress and the executive branch use the regulations to attack each other.
A committee that meets between legislative sessions is a(n)
a. ad hoc committee. b. interim committee. c. joint committee. d. conference committee. e. standing committee.
Which of the following is a hallmark of the modern presidency?
A)decentralization of the institutional powers of the president B)weakening of the institutional powers of the president C)increase of the institutional powers of the president D)subordination of the institutional powers of the president