Question

1. in the case of schenck vs united states, justice oliver wendell holmes wrote: "the most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic." This is an example of what kind of rights?
-a. absolute rights
-b. natural rights
-c. civil rights
-d. relative rights

2. what are civil liberties?
-a. freedoms that have been granted by Congress
-b. freedoms that protect people from government
-c. rights that are granted to citizens
-d. rights that are not clearly mentioned in the Constitution

3. what was the original purpose of the Bill of Rights?
-a. to give the people their natural rights
-b. to restrict the power of the national government
-c. to restrict the power of the national and state government
-d. to give power to the national government

Answer 1

The answer to these questions is as follows:
1.D
2.B
3.B

Answer 2

1. D- Relative rights
2. B- Freedoms that protect people from government
3. B- To restrict the power of the national government
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