Why Would Most, If Not All, of the Sedition Convictions

question 63

Multiple Choice

Why would most, if not all, of the sedition convictions during World War I and the Red Scare be overturned today?

• A) The Smith Act of 1940 gave citizens broader free speech protections.
• B) Few citizens object to American actions overseas in the way they did back then.
• C) The Supreme Court has since ruled that free speech is an absolute right with no exceptions.
• D) The United States no longer relies on a military draft.
• E) The current standard of the direct incitement test means that speech that sounds dangerous might not actually pose a real threat to public safety.

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