Define and Identify the Importance of at Least Two of the Following

question 61

Essay

Define and identify the importance of at least two of the following with respect to establishing free speech rules-Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798,Schenck and the Espionage Act of 1917,the Red Scare of the 1940s and 50s,and the Brandenburg case.What was the substance of each debate? What was the Supreme Court's reaction to each case? Why did debate over free speech tend to evolve? Finally,what lessons do you think that these situations hold for contemporary American politics?

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Definitions:

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