Question 1

To help win World War I, the federal government found it necessary to

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use  rationing and sell liberty bonds

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outlaw labor unions

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integrate the military

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return to the gold standard

Question 2

The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) were used by President Woodrow Wilson's administration during World War I to

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silence critics of the war effort

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place German Americans in internment camps

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remove Communists from government positions

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discourage congressional support for the war
effort

Question 3

The "clear and present danger" ruling of the Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States illustrates the continuing conflict between

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free speech and governmental authority

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state powers and Federal powers

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religious freedom and separation of church and state

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the use of search warrants and the rights of the accused

Question 4

In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court decided that a “clear and present danger” to the country allowed the federal government to

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restrict first amendment rights

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establish a peacetime draft

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limit minority voting rights

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suspend habeas corpus

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