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Read the quote below and answer the following question.
"The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely
shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic." -Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
Which interpretation of the Bill of Rights does this statement illustrate?
Individual rights are absolute.
o Individual rights are not absolute.
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The rights of the majority overrule the rights of the minority
The needs of the government are more important than the individual.
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What motive did the federalists have for pushing the alien act through congress in 1798? a. the new law made immigrants pay higher taxes, which the federalists hoped would be used to pay the national debt and fund the military. b. the new law denied immigrants the right to vote because many immigrants supported thomas jefferson and the republicans. c. the new law required business owners to hire illegal aliens who hated the liberal republicans. d. the new law made immigrants wait 14 years before becoming citizens, a move the federalists hoped would keep them from voting for years. select the best answer from the choices provided abcd