WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
RISE OF NATIVISM
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limiting the first amendment rights of antiwar protesters
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rejecting membership in the League of Nations
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banning immigration from western Europe
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passage of the Prohibition amendment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which government action is directly related to the “clear and present danger” doctrine established in Schenck v. United States (1919)? avoid future wars.
Detailed explanation-2: -United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919) If speech is intended to result in a crime, and there is a clear and present danger that it actually will result in a crime, the First Amendment does not protect the speaker from government action.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Court ruled in Schenck v. United States (1919) that speech creating a “clear and present danger” is not protected under the First Amendment. This decision shows how the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First Amendment sometimes sacrifices individual freedoms in order to preserve social order.
Detailed explanation-4: -Facts of the case Schenck was charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act of 1917 by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct recruitment. Schenck and Baer were convicted of violating this law and appealed on the grounds that the statute violated the First Amendment.