Which Assessment Best Describes the Historical Significance of the Espionage

Which assessment best describes the historical significance of the Espionage and Sedition Acts of June 1917 and May 1918?

A) They became a convenient vehicle for striking out at socialists, pacifists, and radical labor activists.
B) They helped prevent sabotage and domestic terrorism in a number of cases.
C) They intimidated workers to the extent that, by 1919, workers were too fearful to even walk out on strikes.
D) Since the acts were violations of the First Amendment protection of free speech, the U.S. Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional right from the start.