Question

huac and alger
background
the house un - american activities committee (huac), a committee of the u.s. house of representatives, investigated allegations of communist activity in the u.s. during the early years of the cold war (1945 - 91). established in 1938, the committee used its subpoena (order) power to their advantage and called citizens to testify in high - profile hearings before congress.

1. describe the role that the huac had in the usa.
2. how did the huac have special power?

Explanation:

For question 1: From the background text, HUAC (House Un - American Activities Committee) was a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Its role was to investigate allegations of communist activity in the U.S. during the early Cold War years (1945 - 91). It also used its subpoena power to call citizens to testify in high - profile hearings before Congress.
For question 2: The HUAC had special power through its subpoena (order) power. It could use this power to call citizens to testify in high - profile hearings before Congress, which was an advantage it used.

Answer:

1. The HUAC was a U.S. House of Representatives committee. It investigated communist activity allegations in the U.S. during the early Cold War (1945 - 91) and used subpoena power to call citizens to testify in high - profile Congressional hearings.
2. The HUAC had special power via its subpoena (order) power, which it used to call citizens to testify in high - profile hearings before Congress.