Question

How did the Supreme Court's decision in Schenck v. United States affect free speech?

A. It expanded it by saying that burning draft cards was a permitted form of symbolic speech.
B. It expanded it by saying that speech intended to cause people to break the law was permitted.
C. It limited it by saying that opposition to the draft was a danger to the country during wartime.
D. It limited it by saying that people could not dishonor the U.S. flag.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. It limited it by saying that opposition to the draft was a danger to the country during wartime.

People who were against world war 1 didn't want others to participate and die in the war so they gave out fliers urging people to not enlist. The supreme court decided that this was not according to the first amendment and wasn't allowed because the country was in a war state and there was a present danger, so they banned it.