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How did the espionage and the sedition acts affect freedom of speech?
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∙ 12y ago
It made it dangerous to oppose the draft
Izaiah Lubowitz
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∙ 12y agoThe Espionage and the Sedition Acts prevented citizens from speaking bad about the government and about the war.
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The Sedition Act punished anyone for disloyal words during times of war. The Espionage Act allowed mail to be suppressed.
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∙ 13y agoIt made it dangerous to oppose the draft
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Which acts limited freedom of speech during world war 1?
Sedition and espionage actAdded: It was passed in 1917 and repealed in 1921
The Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 were both?
significant limitations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.Each law introduced significant limitations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The Espionage Act prevented American from, among other things, speaking out against the military draft, while the Sedition Act prohibited Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language." Though the Sedition Act was repealed 3 years later, the Espionage Act remains in effect.
What liberty did the Sedition Act limit?
The Sedition Act limited freedom of speech and protest.
According to those who opposed it what was wrong with the sedition act of 1918?
It limited freedom of speech
The sedition act can easily be seen as a violation of?
freedom of speech
What freedom did the Alien Sedition Acts take away?
Speech (:
What was a problem with the Sedition Act of 1918?
It limited freedom of speech.
What was the effect of the sedition act of 1918?
One problem with the sedition act was that it limited the freedom of speech for people. It didn't allow people to say anything bad about the country or the government.
The most obvious of the alien and sedition acts was limiting constitutional protection of?
freedom of speech
What According to those who opposed it what was wrong with the sedition act of 1918?
It limited freedom of speech
Why were democratic republicans outraged by the alien and sedition acts?
they believed the laws violated the freedom of speech
What were the sedition and espionage acts and how did they affect citizen?
They limited what the citizens could say or do. The Espionage Act was a direct result of the Selective service act, which was put in place so that all men ages 18-45 years had to register for the military draft, and made it illegal for men to avoid the draft. (By fleeing the country, paying someone to take their place, etc.) The Sedition Act made it illegal (a crime) to publish anything against the government during a time of war, Limiting the U.S. Citizens freedom of speech rights during war. Hope this helps!
