Question

1914: world war i begins.1917: charles schenck distributes pamphlets encouraging u.s. men to resist serving in the military.1919: the supreme court rules that schenck's action is not protected because it poses a "clear and present danger" to safety.what circumstance limiting freedom of speech is reflected in this timeline?

Answer 1

in times of war free speech may be more limited than in times of peace is correct apex

Answer 2

 The war had already begun and the pamphlets distributed by Charles Schenk were a form of expressing his opinion, but he was trying to persuade draft-age men to refuse military service, and this was interpreted as an intention to result in a crime, and not merely a freedom of speech, accourding to the Espionage Act, passed shortly after U.S. entry into World War I.