Argumentative Essay In 1938, a committee was formed to find suspected communists in America; this committee was the House Un-American Activities Committee, or HUAC." The Speaker of the House of Representatives is authorized to appoint a special committee of seven members for the purpose of conducting an investigation into (1) the scope, character, and object of anti-American propaganda activities in the United States, (2) the dissemination in the United States of subversive and anti-American propaganda, instigated by foreign countries or of domestic origin, which undermines the principle of the form of government as guaranteed by the Constitution, and (3) all other matters in relation thereto which would assist Congress in any necessary corrective legislation. (Simkin) "This was not a new concept as it was just another reincarnation of the Fish committee and McCormack-Dickstein committee. Although the political climate was not suitable for those earlier versions, after World War II, HUAC gained widespread support from the American people, largely due to their fear of...