After denouncing American participation in World War I, Eugene Debs was convicted of violating the Sedition Act of 1918. He addressed the court upon his conviction.adapted from Statement to the Courtby Eugene Debs     I listened to all that was said in this court in support and justification of this prosecution, but my mind remains unchanged. I look upon the Espionage Law as a despotic enactment in flagrant conflict with democratic principles and with the spirit of free institutions.     I have stated in this court that I am opposed to the social system in which we live; that I believe in a fundamental change—but if possible by peaceable and orderly means.     Standing here this morning, I recall my boyhood. At fourteen I went to work in a railroad shop; at sixteen I was firing a freight engine on a railroad. I remember all the hardships and privations of that earlier day, and from that time until now my heart has been with the working class. I could have been in Congress long ago; I have preferred to go to prison.     I am thinking this morning of the men in the mills and the factories, of the men in the mines and on the railroads. I am thinking of the women who for a paltry wage are compelled to work out their barren lives, of the little children who in this system are robbed of their childhood and in their tender years are seized in the remorseless grasp of Mammon and forced into the industrial dungeons, there to feed the monster machines while they themselves are being starved and stunted, body and soul. I see them dwarfed and diseased and their little lives broken and blasted because in this high noon of our twentieth-century Christian civilization money is still so much more important than the flesh and blood of childhood. In very truth gold is god today and rules with pitiless sway in the affairs of men.11Read the sentence from the passage.I look upon the Espionage Law as a despotic enactment in flagrant conflict with democratic principles and with the spirit of free institutions.What is the meaning of democratic principles as it is used in this sentence? A. standards based on social equality B. ideas relating to or favoring political democracy C. beliefs imposed by a major political party D. opinions of the general public

adapted from Statement to the Courtby Eugene Debs     I listened to all that was said in this court in support and justification of this prosecution, but my mind remains unchanged. I look upon the Espionage Law as a despotic enactment in flagrant conflict with democratic principles and with the spirit of free institutions.     I have stated in this court that I am opposed to the social system in which we live; that I believe in a fundamental change—but if possible by peaceable and orderly means.     Standing here this morning, I recall my boyhood. At fourteen I went to work in a railroad shop; at sixteen I was firing a freight engine on a railroad. I remember all the hardships and privations of that earlier day, and from that time until now my heart has been with the working class. I could have been in Congress long ago; I have preferred to go to prison.     I am thinking this morning of the men in the mills and the factories, of the men in the mines and on the railroads. I am thinking of the women who for a paltry wage are compelled to work out their barren lives, of the little children who in this system are robbed of their childhood and in their tender years are seized in the remorseless grasp of Mammon and forced into the industrial dungeons, there to feed the monster machines while they themselves are being starved and stunted, body and soul. I see them dwarfed and diseased and their little lives broken and blasted because in this high noon of our twentieth-century Christian civilization money is still so much more important than the flesh and blood of childhood. In very truth gold is god today and rules with pitiless sway in the affairs of men.14Read the sentence from the passage.I am thinking of the women who for a paltry wage are compelled to work out their barren lives, of the little children who in this system are robbed of their childhood and in their tender years are seized in the remorseless grasp of Mammon and forced into the industrial dungeons, there to feed the monster machines while they themselves are being starved and stunted, body and soul.How does the author advance his point of view with this sentence? A. By using an appeal to pity, the author conveys that the current social system is devastating. B. By exaggerating working conditions, the author conveys why manual labor is ignored in the current social atmosphere. C. By describing current industrial practices, the author conveys which industries need the most help. D. By detailing unmatched labor efforts, the author conveys why the country is seeing such growth in the economy.

What is sedition? A:A. enforcing federal lawB:B. applying to become a U.S. citizenC:C. encouraging rebellion against the governmentD:D. refusing to recognize federal law

The Sedition Act made it a crime to __________.try to live in the United States as an undocumented aliennegotiate with enemy countriesassert federal power above and beyond the power of each statesay or write malicious things about the government and the president

How did Schenck violate the Espionage Act?He did not violate it because it was a peaceful protest.He encouraged American citizens to resist the draft during WWI, which posed a threat to national securityHe did not violate it because he has complete freedom of speechHe started a large riot

During World War I, the U.S. government prosecuted anti-war groups such as the Socialist Party and the IWW through which one of the following laws?Group of answer choicesThe Sixteenth AmendmentThe Espionage and Sedition ActsThe Homeland Security ActThe Wartime Prohibition Act