1918 Sedition Act

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Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:allows abusive language
disloyal speech
profane language
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:political_organization
patriotism
anti-immigrant sentiment
gptkbp:consequences arrests
prosecutions
gptkbp:effective_date May 16, 1918
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._Postal_Service
gptkbp:examines political science research
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:election
gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:historical_event increased government surveillance
chilling effect on dissent
increased public awareness of civil liberties issues
increased arrests of dissenters
long-term effects on free speech rights
gptkbp:historical_impact civil liberties debates
gptkbp:historical_significance impact on free speech
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1918 Sedition Act
gptkbp:influenced subsequent legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:political_organization
Red Scare
World War I propaganda
gptkbp:inspired_by national security concerns
gptkbp:is_aimed_at anti-war activists
socialists
labor leaders
criticism of the government
anti-government speech
criticism of the war effort
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in legal studies
gptkbp:is_criticized_for civil liberties organizations
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:led_to public protests
court challenges
gptkbp:part_of U. S. legal history
gptkbp:penalty_shootout fines
imprisonment
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Mc_Carthyism
gptkb:civil_rights_movements
gptkb:First_Red_Scare
gptkb:Espionage_Act_of_1917
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkbp:replaced_by First Amendment protections
gptkbp:resulted_in Supreme Court cases