Question

1. choose the best answer.

the speaker says that china is using surveillance systems to invade the peoples ______.
speech
privacy

1. choose the best answer.

controlling others while restricting their individual freedoms is ______.
capitalism
authoritarianism

1. choose true or false.

rep. smith says internet freedom is decreasing.
true
false

1. choose the best answer.

the supreme courts decision in schenck v. united states was ______.
the charges were overturned
the defendants were guilty

Explanation:

Question 13: Surveillance and Privacy

Surveillance systems are designed to monitor individuals, track their movements, and collect personal data. This direct monitoring of personal lives constitutes an invasion of personal privacy rather than speech itself.

Question 14: Defining Authoritarianism

Controlling others while restricting individual freedoms is the definition of authoritarianism. Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership, not a system of political control that restricts individual freedoms.

Question 15: Internet Freedom Trends

In discussions concerning digital censorship and state surveillance (such as China's surveillance systems), political speakers like Representative Smith argue that internet freedom is decreasing globally due to increased government control and monitoring.

Question 16: Schenck v. United States Ruling

In the landmark 1919 case Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the conviction of the defendants, ruling that their leaflets opposing the draft created a "clear and present danger" to the enlistment service during wartime. Thus, the decision was that the defendants were guilty.

Answer:

Question 13

• speech
• privacy (Correct answer)

Question 14

• capitalism
• authoritarianism (Correct answer)

Question 15

• True (Correct answer)
• False

Question 16

• the charges were overturned
• the defendants were guilty (Correct answer)