Question

What law was upheld as constitutional in the supreme court case of schenck v. united states answers?

Answer 1

The correct answer would be the Espionage Act of 1917.

The Supreme Court decided, unanimously mind you, that the Espionage Act of 1917 was constitutional and that the defendants who took upon themselves to distribute flyers about resisting induction to the men who are of age to be drafted can be convicted of obstructing the draft.

Answer 2

The Espionage Act of 1917 was upheld as constitutional in the Supreme Court case of Scheck v. United States.

Further Explanations:

Schenck versus the United States was a legal case of the United States Supreme Court of which ruling was delivered on 3rd March 1919. The ruling stated that the “Freedom of Speech” defense included in the Constitution as per the First Amendment can be regulated if the uttered word or printed statements bounds to create a threat in the society. In another term, we can say that the ruling defended that the Espionage act of 1917 was constitutional.  

The Espionage Act was a national law implemented on 15th June 1917 in congress, after the involvement of the United States in the First World War. It was framed to outlaw prying of military operations during the commencement of the war. It was further prolonged by the “Sedation act of 1918” that revised the act prohibiting any Speech contrary to the administration. It also outlawed the usage of abusive words, un-trust worthiness, scandalous and profane, violating to which was condemned to 20 years imprisonment or death sentence.

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Answer Details

Grade: High school

Subject: US History

Chapter: The Espionage act

Keywords:

Espionage act, United States, Legislature, World War, the Enemy Act, Defense Secret Act, Prohibition, Sedation act of 1918, language, disloyalty, scurrilous and profane