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Read the quotation.
“Words . . . may become subject to prohibition when of such a nature and used in such circumstances as to create a clear and present danger.”
—Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Schenck v. United States, March 1919
According to this ruling,
people had the right to say whatever they wished.
people were not allowed to discuss frightening or controversial topics.
the right to free speech had limits that could be enforced by the government.
the right to free speech was overturned.
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the right to free speech had limits that could be enforced by the government.
Explanation: Holmes’s “clear and present danger” test allowed the government to prohibit speech when it posed a real and imminent threat (e.g., to public safety or national security).
Explanation: Holmes’s “clear and present danger” test allowed the government to prohibit speech when it posed a real and imminent threat (e.g., to public safety or national security).
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