Sedition Act of 1918

GPTKB entity

Statements (109)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:political_party
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
gptkbp:allows insubordination
disloyalty
disaffection
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Subversive_Activities_Control_Act_of_1950
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Mc_Carthyism
gptkb:Palmer_Raids
civil liberties debates
anti-immigrant sentiment
gptkbp:controversy First Amendment rights
violation of First Amendment rights
gptkbp:criticism abuse of power
gptkbp:duration 1918 to 1920
gptkbp:effective_date May 16, 1918
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
May 16, 1918
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
1918-1921
1918-1920
gptkbp:governing_body part of wartime legislation
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:historical_debate civil rights vs. national security
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced civil rights movements
highlighted tensions between security and liberty
led to greater scrutiny of government actions
prompted legal challenges to sedition laws
shaped future legislation on free speech
gptkbp:historical_significance suppression of dissent
impact on civil rights
example of wartime repression
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sedition Act of 1918
gptkbp:impact chilling effect on free speech
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_civil_rights_movement
subsequent political discourse
future sedition laws
future legislation on free speech.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:propaganda
Red Scare
public sentiment during war
gptkbp:inspired subsequent laws
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:government_officials
gptkbp:is_aimed_at anti-government speech
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in political science research
sociological studies
law reviews
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal arguments
gptkbp:is_compared_to other sedition laws
gptkbp:is_criticized_for civil liberties organizations
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
public forums
gptkbp:is_discussed_in political discourse
academic literature
historical documentaries
gptkbp:is_effective_against political opponents
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:historians
historical studies
legal scholars
constitutional law courses
gptkbp:is_linked_to gptkb:political_repression
government overreach
gptkbp:is_reflected_in gptkb:popular_culture
court rulings
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:anarchism
anti-war activists
socialists
labor leaders
pacifists
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:led_to judicial review
increased government surveillance
gptkbp:legacy impact on free speech
influence on future laws
gptkbp:legal_issue Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Habeas_Corpus_Act
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Schenck_v._United_States
gptkb:Abrams_v._United_States
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Emma_Goldman
gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkb:William_Haywood_III
gptkbp:opponent civil liberties advocates
gptkbp:part_of U. S. wartime legislation
gptkbp:penalty_shootout fines and imprisonment
gptkbp:prompted public protests
gptkbp:public_reaction widespread opposition
gptkbp:purpose to suppress dissent during World War I
prohibit speech that incites rebellion
gptkbp:related_concept gptkb:national_security
free speech
treason
sedition
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Palmer_Raids
Red Scare
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Espionage_Act_of_1917
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:1921
gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Smith_Act_of_1940
Freedom of Speech Act
gptkbp:resulted_in censorship of media
arrests of thousands
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:was_executed_by fines
imprisonment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States
gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3