Author Question: What was the most controversial deprivation of civil liberties in the United States during wartime? ... (Read 59 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

What was the most controversial deprivation of civil liberties in the United States during wartime?

a. Suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War
b. Sedition Act of 1918
c. Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
d. Espionage Act of 1917
e. Selective Service

Question 2

In what way did the effects on civil liberties differ in the Civil War and World War I?

a. President Wilson issued more orders regarding civil liberties than President Lincoln.
b. Laws passed by Congress were more influential during the Civil War than during World War I.
c. Federal courts were more active and effective in litigating civil liberties cases during World War I than during the Civil War.
d. Federal courts addressed more civil liberties complaints during the Civil War than during World War I.
e. During the Civil War, habeas corpus was not suspended as it was in World War I.