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People who refused to answer the questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee could be blacklisted, charged with contempt of Congress, lose their jobs, and be labeled as Anti-American.
People who refused to answer the questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee could be blacklisted, charged with contempt of Congress, lose their jobs, and be labeled as Anti-American.
People who refused to answer the questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee could be blacklisted, charged with contempt of Congress, lose their jobs, and be labeled as Anti-American.
People who refused to answer the questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee could be blacklisted, charged with contempt of Congress, lose their jobs, and be labeled as Anti-American.
People who refused to answer the questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee could be blacklisted, charged with contempt of Congress, lose their jobs, and be labeled as Anti-American.
People who refused to answer the questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee could be blacklisted, charged with contempt of Congress, lose their jobs, and be labeled as Anti-American.
People who refused to answer the questions of the House Un-American Activities Committee could be blacklisted, charged with contempt of Congress, lose their jobs, and be labeled as Anti-American.
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.
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the First Amendment he had his fredom of speach (apex)
She refused to testify because by doing so meant she would have to answer questions about other people in the movie industry, instead of just answering questions about her own beliefs and activities. She had actually sent a letter stating she would gladly give up her 5th amendment rights to testify if the committee would not ask her any questions about other "Hollywood" people. After their refusal, she invoked her 5th amendment rights and refused to testify.