HELP!!! The main reason why the constitution dealt specifically with the crime of treason was that?

Question

The main reason why the constitution dealt specifically with the crime of treason was that?

a. the framers wanted to prevent all treason in order to protect the democracy

b. treason was not considered a serious crime before the constitution was written

c. treason was a crime against country, not against individuals

d. the framers knew the charge of treason could be used for political reasons

Answer 1

Correct Answer: "C"

The Constitution defines treason as specific acts, namely "levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort". A contrast is therefore maintained with the English law, whereby a variety of crimes, including conspiring to kill the King or "violating" the Queen, were punishable as treason. In Ex Parte Bollman (1807), the Supreme Court ruled that "there must be an actual assembling of men, for the treasonable purpose, to constitute a levying of war".

Under English law effective during the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, there were essentially five species of treason. Of the five, the Constitution adopted only two: levying war and adhering to enemies. Omitted were species of treason involving encompassing (or imagining) the death of the king, certain types of counterfeiting and fornication with women in the royal family of the sort that would call into question the parentage of successors. One important distinction is that the encompassing the death species of treason was most used by the English government to silence political opposition and was expressly excluded by the authors. In fact, James Wilson wrote the original draft of this section, and he was involved as a defense attorney for some accused of treason against the Patriot cause.

Answer 2

"d." is the most correct answer. In the days of British rule, a simple statement such as "The king's mamma wears combat boots." would earn the speaker a charge of treason, and the danger of being hung for the offense.

The founders wanted to make sure that the basis for a charge of treason was spelled out clearly so that simple political opposition was not enough to be clapped in irons or worse.

However, these days, political opposition has once again become risky business thanx to the Military Commissions Act and the PATRIOT Act.

Answer 3

The best answer is: c) the treason was a crime against country, not against individuals.

Answer 4

NONE of the above.
Treason is and was regarded as one of the most heinous and despicable crimes that could ever be committed.
When one commits treason you assault against the freedom and lives of all their countrymen.

Answer 5

Think of Benedict Arnold. Then pick c.

Answer 6

d.

Look at all the democrats claiming that doing things that they disagree with politically is 'treason.'

Answer 7

A is the correct answer I believe.

Answer 8

non e of the above