Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:amends |
proposed changes
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
studies on its effects
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Red Scare
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
fines and imprisonment
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
freedom of speech
|
| gptkbp:court |
varied over time
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
civil rights organizations
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
inspired literature and art
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| gptkbp:duration |
1920 to 1957
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
Smith Act |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
1920s to 1950s |
| gptkbp:governs |
increased surveillance
prosecutions under the act |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
interpretations of intent
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
post-World_War_I_America
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
key politicians involved
|
| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
influence on future legislation
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
chilling effect on speech
analysis of its necessity balance between security and freedom current free speech debates other sedition laws in history reduction in political dissent |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
government records
reflection of wartime fears |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sedition Act of 1920
|
| gptkbp:impact |
political activism
|
| gptkbp:influence |
impact on elections
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
socialist movements
censorship of press |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Espionage Act of 1917
|
| gptkbp:judges |
Supreme_Court_rulings
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
impact on free speech laws
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Supreme_Court_cases
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Alien Act
anti-sedition laws |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
civil libertarians
cases against socialists |
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
anti-communism
|
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
conservative and liberal views
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
protests and opposition
|
| gptkbp:publications |
books and articles written about it
|
| gptkbp:publicPerception |
seen as oppressive
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
criminalize speech against the government
|
| gptkbp:region |
similar laws in other countries
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
labor strikes
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:First_Amendment
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
new legislation
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
civil liberties
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
political leaders
|
| gptkbp:targets |
political dissidents
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1920
|