Please answer each question separately and number your responses. Each question should be answered in 1 – 2 well-developed paragraphs. Please utilize and reference weekly materials in your responses. Please reach out via email with any questions.
1. What historical developments did the federal government consider to be justification for the passage and enforcement of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
2. Compare the precedents set by Ex Parte Milligan and Ex Parte Quirin in the use of military tribunals/commissions in wartime.
Please answer each question separately and number your responses. Each question should be answered in 1 – 2 well-developed paragraphs. Please utilize and reference weekly materials in your responses. Please reach out via email with any questions.
1. Compare the outcomes of Dennis v. US (1951) and Yates v. US (1957).
2. One way to look at the Bush Administration’s response to the 9/11 attacks is that the administration was mostly concerned with preventing future attacks and bringing Al Qaeda to justice, worrying about law and the Constitution after the fact. What evidence could be provided in support of this position?
