Schenck v us 1919 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CLEP American Government Practice Test 1 The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 - Correct answerOrdered the racial desegregation of public schools A person who votes based on what a candidate says he or she will do in the future is said to be - Correct answer-engaging in prospective voting Should presidential candidates receive an equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by - Correct answer-the House of Representatives A Democracy is - Correct an...

first amendment - ANSWER-Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition second amendment - ANSWER-Right to keep and bear arms third amendment - ANSWER-No quartering of soldiers fourth amendment - ANSWER-Protects against unreasonable search and seizure fifth amendment - ANSWER-criminal proceedings, due process, double jeopardy, protection from self incrimination (prohibits government from forcing individuals to testify against themselves- ) sixth amendment - ANSWER-righ...

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1.)Can State money be used to fund a religious school? - answer-NO-They can't give money to the promotion of religious beliefs. 2.)Is it ok for the Federal Government to imprison people for suspicion of being a threat according to the ruling in Korematsu v. United States? - answer-In 1988 the Federal Gov. admitted that the wartime relocation had been both unnecessary and unjust. Congress voted to pay 20,000$ to each living internee. 3.)Can congress make a law about how to practice religio...

Schenck v. US (1919) Free speech limited in clear and present danger summary In an unanimous decision, it was decided that as the speech presented clear and present danger, it did not have protection under the first amendment. Facts of the case Socialist Schenck was protesting the draft and handing out pamphlets saying to disobey the draft during WWI. He was charged under the espionage act and sued the U.S. government saying espionage act violated the first amendment. bac...

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