Properties (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
political polarization
Federalist_policies John_Adams_administration |
| gptkbp:consequences |
fines and imprisonment
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
violated_First_Amendment_rights
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Madison |
| gptkbp:duration |
expired in 1801
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
Sedition_Act_Repeal_Act_of_1801 |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Quasi-War_with_France
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
inspired future civil rights movements
increased scrutiny of government actions debate over national security vs. individual rights balance between security and liberty contributed_to_the_decline_of_the_Federalist_Party led_to_the_election_of_Thomas_Jefferson |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first major test of free speech in the U.S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sedition Act of 1798
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced future free speech laws
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Federalist_Party
partisan politics fear of foreign influence |
| gptkbp:legacy |
set precedent for future sedition laws
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
criminal law
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Benjamin_Franklin_Bache_case
David_Brown_case Matthew_Lyon_case |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to suppress dissent against the government
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:First_Amendment
Alien and Sedition Acts Freedom of Speech Political repression |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
legal challenges
public protests increased political tensions calls for civil liberties protections |
| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:John_Adams
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| gptkbp:targets |
political opponents
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
July 14, 1798
|