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Question 14 • CMS 2026-2027 Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy CREDIT RECOVERY

In Schenck v. United States , what circumstance made this speech case special?

Answer
A
It occurred during wartime.
B
It pertained to a foreign citizen.
C
It related to the commission of a crime.
D
It involved events that occurred abroad.

Explanation

Schenck v. United States was decided during World War I, when the country was at war. Charles Schenck had distributed leaflets urging men to resist the military draft, and the Court considered his speech in that wartime context. Therefore, the circumstance that made the case special was that it occurred during wartime.

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