"The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic. . . . The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent . ."Majority opinion of the Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States, 1919The restrictions imposed by the Schenck decision most directly contradicted which of the following earlier developments in the United States?A. Arguments for self-government asserted in the Declaration of IndependenceB. Protection of liberties through the adoption of the Bill of Rights in 1791C. Assertion of federal power over states' rights in the 1819 McCulloch v. Maryland decisionD. Expansion of voting rights during President Andrew Jackson's administration

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