When eleven communists were convicted under the Smith Act of 1940, the Supreme Court
A) found the act unconstitutional.
B) approved the act but vacated the sentences.
C) upheld the convictions.
D) remanded the case for retrial.
E) handed down a rare decision that featured a 4-4 vote split among the justices.
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