Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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gptkbp:controversy |
violation of First Amendment
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gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1798
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
influenced free speech debates in the U.S.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sedition Act
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
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gptkbp:penalty |
fines and imprisonment
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gptkbp:purpose |
to restrict speech critical of the government
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Espionage_Act_of_1917
gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1918 |
gptkbp:repealedBy |
no
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gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:John_Adams
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gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Democratic-Republican_press
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gptkbp:validOn |
1801
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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