Sedition Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:law
gptkbp:allows insubordination
disloyalty
disaffection
false statements against the government
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Mc_Carthyism
gptkb:political_repression
national security concerns
Cold War era
government censorship
First Amendment issues
gptkbp:date_enacted 1918
gptkbp:defines sedition
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Espionage_Act_of_1917
gptkbp:historical_impact impact on civil liberties
shaping future laws
gptkbp:historical_significance impact on political dissent
impact on civil rights
impact on free speech
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sedition Act
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:civil_rights_movements
First Amendment jurisprudence
subsequent legal interpretations
gptkbp:influenced_by political climate
public sentiment
Red Scare
wartime propaganda
gptkbp:inspired subsequent legislation
national security laws
anti-sedition laws
gptkbp:is_applied_in gptkb:civilians
public officials
gptkbp:is_criticized_for civil liberties advocates
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:political_science_literature
legal analyses
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:academic_research
historical documentaries
law reviews
gptkbp:is_targeted_at anti-war activists
socialists
labor leaders
gptkbp:led_to legal challenges
Supreme Court cases
political activism
public protests
gptkbp:part_of U. S. legal history
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:World_War_I
freedom of speech
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Hatch_Act
gptkbp:resulted_in arrests
prosecutions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4