Read the quotation. “Words . . . may become subject to prohibition when of such a nature and used in such circumstances as to create a clear and present danger.” —Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Schenck v. United States , March 1919 According to this ruling,
Answer
A
people were not allowed to discuss frightening or controversial topics.
B
the right to free speech had limits that could be enforced by the government.
C
the right to free speech was overturned.
D
people had the right to say whatever they wished.
Explanation
Holmes’s ruling says speech may be prohibited when, in its circumstances, it creates a “clear and present danger.” This means free speech was not unlimited and that the government could enforce limits in certain situations. The ruling did not ban all frightening or controversial discussion or overturn the right to free speech.
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