Sedition Act of 1798

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:law
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:XYZ_Affair
partisan politics
John Adams' presidency
gptkbp:context gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:contributed_to rise of civil liberties movements
gptkbp:controversy freedom of speech
gptkbp:date_enacted 1798
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:Federalists
gptkbp:effect_on_media gptkb:censorship
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._Marshals
gptkbp:historical_analysis debate over government power
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Quasi-War_with_France
gptkbp:historical_debate constitutionality
gptkbp:historical_event shift in power to Democratic-Republicans
gptkbp:historical_significance first major law restricting speech
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sedition Act of 1798
gptkbp:impact political landscape
gptkbp:importance early American governance
gptkbp:influenced subsequent free speech cases
future legislation on speech rights
gptkbp:influenced_by political climate
gptkbp:inspired later sedition laws
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in legal scholars
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Democratic-Republicans
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by abuse of power
gptkbp:is_discussed_in political discourse
gptkbp:is_examined_in historical studies
gptkbp:is_reflected_in gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:is_targeted_at political opponents
gptkbp:judicial_review limited at the time
gptkbp:legacy influence on future laws
gptkbp:legal_issue Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Alien_Act
gptkbp:modern_relevance debates on civil liberties
gptkbp:notable_convictions gptkb:Matthew_Lyon
gptkbp:number_of_convictions approximately 25
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
U. S. legal history
gptkbp:penalty_shootout fines and imprisonment
gptkbp:political_impact 1800 presidential election
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:president_at_enactment gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:public_perception fear of tyranny
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed responses
gptkbp:purpose to suppress dissent
gptkbp:related_event political unrest
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:First_Amendment
American Revolution ideals
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Sedition_Act_of_1800
gptkbp:shelf_life 1801
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Adams_administration
gptkb:Adams_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5