Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
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The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2667261 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 Context triple: [Sedition Act of 1918, repealedBy, Act of Congress of December 13, 1920]
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A.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
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B.
Organic Act of 1916
The Organic Act of 1916 is the U.S. federal law that created the National Park Service and established its mission to conserve park resources while providing for their public enjoyment.
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C.
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
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D.
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
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E.
Webb–Kenyon Act
The Webb–Kenyon Act was a 1913 U.S. federal law that strengthened state alcohol prohibition by banning the interstate shipment of liquor into dry states, playing a key role in the lead-up to national Prohibition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 Target entity description: The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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A.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
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B.
Organic Act of 1916
The Organic Act of 1916 is the U.S. federal law that created the National Park Service and established its mission to conserve park resources while providing for their public enjoyment.
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C.
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
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D.
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 is a landmark U.S. federal law that centralized the national budgeting process in the executive branch and established modern mechanisms for federal budget preparation and oversight.
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E.
Webb–Kenyon Act
The Webb–Kenyon Act was a 1913 U.S. federal law that strengthened state alcohol prohibition by banning the interstate shipment of liquor into dry states, playing a key role in the lead-up to national Prohibition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | restrictions on speech during wartime ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ |
| chronology | followed the end of World War I armistice ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEnactment | 1920-12-13 ⓘ |
| effect |
formally ended wartime sedition provisions in U.S. federal law
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removed criminal penalties for many forms of antiwar speech enacted during World War I ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedInLegalSystem | United States legal system ⓘ |
| purpose | to repeal wartime restrictions on speech enacted during World War I ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Espionage Act of 1917
ⓘ
Sedition Act of 1918 ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| repeals |
Sedition Act of 1918
ⓘ
Sedition Act of 1918 ⓘ
surface form:
Sedition Act provisions of the Espionage Act of 1917
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| subjectMatter |
civil liberties
ⓘ
national security legislation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 Description of subject: The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
Referenced by (1)
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