Question

Why were the Palmer Raids seen as a violation against civil liberties?

Answer 1

The correct answers are A) Personal property was searched without a warrant and B) People were denied their right to free speech.

The Palmer Raids were seen as a violation against civil liberties in that personal property was searched without a warrant and people were denied their right to free speech.

The Palmer Raids were aggressive raids to capture radicals and supposedly Communist in the United States during 1919 and 1920. Attorney General A. Mitchel Palmer supported the raids that resulted in numerous violations of civil rights. It all began with a series of explosives that denotated targeting US officials in 1919.

Answer 2

Personal property was searched without a warrant.