Communist Control Act Repeal Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
freedom of speech
political activism freedom of association |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
political reform
democratic_principles |
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:Congress
Senate |
| gptkbp:discusses |
academic literature
Congressional hearings |
| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
1989-11-10
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Communist_Control_Act_of_1954
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:finalDisposal |
majority in favor
law enacted |
| gptkbp:fullText |
Congress.gov
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1980s political landscape
post-Cold_War_era |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
end of legal discrimination against communists
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Communist Control Act Repeal Act
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| gptkbp:impact |
political discourse
government policy political rights national security laws |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:McCarthyism
public opinion civil rights movement political climate of the 1980s |
| gptkbp:internationalClassification |
mixed public opinion
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
removal of anti-communist laws
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:101st_Congress
federal law |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Smith Act
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
some conservative groups
right-wing organizations anti-communist activists |
| gptkbp:partOf |
legislative agenda
U.S._history U.S._legislative_history U.S._legal_reforms legislative_history_of_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to_repeal_the_Communist_Control_Act
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:U.S._Constitution
Cold_War_politics First_Amendment_rights U.S._foreign_policy |
| gptkbp:signature |
President_George_H.W._Bush
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
civil liberties
|
| gptkbp:status |
passed
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
civil rights organizations
progressive groups liberal politicians |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1989
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