Question

20 this excerpt is from a panel discussion on world war i and quotes tony williams, a senior teaching fellow at the bill of rights institute. \the attorney general, thomas gregory, drafted the bill that would become the espionage act, which made it a crime to interfere with the operations of the military, or to cause insubordination, disloyalty, rioting, or refusal of duty—or... willfully obstruct the recruiting or enlistment services of the united states.\... the wilson justice department went into action to enforce the law and \prosecuted 2,000 plus cases under the espionage act,\ said williams. \congress created the espionage act not just to curtail free speech, but more specifically, to prevent interference with the draft or conscription. over 1000 convictions were upheld by the courts, including a very famous socialist, eugene debs.\ —\still ripe after 100 years; ed panel discusses the constitution and world war i,\ u.s. department of education, 2017 which parts of the excerpt best describe the constitutional issues raised during world war i? select two correct answers. ∘... thomas gregory, drafted the bill that would become the espionage act.... ∘... made it a crime to interfere with the operations of the military, or to cause insubordination, disloyalty, rioting, or refusal of duty... ∘... wilson justice department went into action to enforce the law... ∘ congress created the espionage act not just to curtail free speech... ∘ over 1000 convictions were upheld by the courts....

Explanation:

To determine the correct answers, we analyze each option:

1. The option about Thomas Gregory drafting the bill describes the creation of the Espionage Act but not the constitutional issues (like free speech, civil liberties) it raised.
2. The option stating the Act made certain actions a crime (interfering with military, causing insubordination, etc.) relates to how it potentially violated civil liberties (e.g., free speech), a key constitutional issue.
3. The option about the Wilson Justice Department enforcing the law describes enforcement, not the constitutional issues.
4. The option about Congress creating the Act to curtail free speech (and prevent draft interference) directly addresses the constitutional issue of free speech restrictions.
5. The option about convictions being upheld describes the legal outcomes, not the constitutional issues themselves.

So the two options that best describe constitutional issues are the one about the Act's criminalization of certain acts (relating to civil liberties) and the one about Congress creating the Act to curtail free speech.

Answer:

-... made it a crime to interfere with the operations of the military, or to cause insubordination, disloyalty, rioting, or refusal of duty...

• Congress created the Espionage Act not just to curtail free speech...