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Assess the record of the U.S.Supreme Court on civil liberties during World War I.


A) The Court's failed efforts at restoring constitutional protections for free speech during the war propelled Americans into activism during the 1920s.
B) A majority of the justices agreed that the Espionage Act under the Wilson administration constituted a "clear and present danger" to American freedom.
C) The Supreme Court had largely upheld government restrictions on First Amendment rights during the war.
D) The majority of Supreme Court justices were ready to strike down federal infringements of free speech, but the slow appeals process prevented that opportunity.
E) The Court made a strong push for civil liberties, but with the explicit intent to exclude African-Americans.

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