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Question 18 • U.S. Government

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

Answer
A
It pertained to a foreign citizen.
B
It related to the commission of a crime.
C
It occurred during wartime.
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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