The Case of Gitlow V

question 200

Multiple Choice

The case of Gitlow v. New York is important because it

• A) incorporated the freedom of speech to the states.
• B) first applied the Fourteenth Amendment to a constitutional question.
• C) addressed the free exercise of religion.
• D) addressed the meaning of the Ninth Amendment.
• E) addresses the establishment of religion.

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Definitions:

State of Nature

A philosophical concept describing the hypothetical conditions of human life before societies came into existence.

Without Government

A state of society where no governing body exists, often referred to as anarchy or statelessness.

American Government

The political system of the United States, characterized by a federal structure, a system of checks and balances, and democratic principles.

Constitution

The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.