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the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech.
The First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech
They asserted their Fifth amendment rights against self-incrimination
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Those who refused to answer questions could have several things happen to them. For one, they could held in contempt, for which there were legal penalties. For another, they could be blacklisted by their profession. There were ten Hollywood writers and directors who refused to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee's questions; the "Hollywood Ten" believed it was unconstitutional for the committee to ask them about their political beliefs. They were all blacklisted -- unable to find work, since no-one in Hollywood would hire them; and they were all found guilty of Contempt of Congress, and sentenced to serve between six and twelve months in prison.
Those who refused to answer questions could have several things happen to them. For one, they could held in contempt, for which there were legal penalties. For another, they could be blacklisted by their profession. There were ten Hollywood writers and directors who refused to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee's questions; the "Hollywood Ten" believed it was unconstitutional for the committee to ask them about their political beliefs. They were all blacklisted -- unable to find work, since no-one in Hollywood would hire them; and they were all found guilty of Contempt of Congress, and sentenced to serve between six and twelve months in prison.
Those who refused to answer questions could have several things happen to them. For one, they could held in contempt, for which there were legal penalties. For another, they could be blacklisted by their profession. There were ten Hollywood writers and directors who refused to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee's questions; the "Hollywood Ten" believed it was unconstitutional for the committee to ask them about their political beliefs. They were all blacklisted -- unable to find work, since no-one in Hollywood would hire them; and they were all found guilty of Contempt of Congress, and sentenced to serve between six and twelve months in prison.
The writers who refused to answer questions in front of the HUAC committee were known as the Hollywood Ten.
The consequences of refusing to answer questions asked by the House Un-American Activities Committee given to the "Hollywood 10" included being cited with contempt of Congress and being given jail sentences. Because of the "Hollywood 10", Hollywood established a blacklist which was a collection of names of Hollywood personalities suspected of having communist ties. Those on the blacklist were unable to find work in the movies and lost their friends.Alger Hiss was accused by the HUAC of being a Soviet spy, convicted of perjury, and imprisoned.You could be blacklisted.
You could be blacklisted.
they could be blacklisted apex