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A coup d'etat is the sudden deposition of a government. If the usurpers fail it often leads to a civil war.

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A coup d'etat is one answer. It is a French expression and is pronounced "coo-day-tah."

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Coup d'etat.

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Revolution

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What is a violent overthrow of a government called?

a coup can be violent or non-violent


What is the overthrow of a government called?

a coup can be violent or non-violent


What is an effort to violently overthrow or harm the government is called?

A revolt is a violent attempt to overthrow or harm the government.


What is An effort to violently overthrow or harm the government?

A revolt is a violent attempt to overthrow or harm the government.


If you advocate the violent overthrow of the government you could be prosecuted for?

The offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign is known as Treason


What year did Smith Act outlaws advocating violent overthrow of the government?

1940


What is the difference between reformation and revolution?

A reformation is a violent overthrow of the government, and a reformation is where the government changes peacefully.


Which act of Congress made it a federal offense to advocate the violent overthrow of the government?

The Smith Act.


Why were the political debates of the early US so intense and violent?

The Republicans regularly attempted to overthrow the government.


What was the purpose of the 1940 smith's act?

to make it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government (0_o)


What was the purpose of the 1940 smith act?

The purpose of the 1940 Smith Act was to criminalize advocating the violent overthrow of the government and to restrict the activities of communists and other radicals in the United States.


What does It is right of the people to alter or to abolish it and to institute new government mean?

If a government is not responsive to the needs of its people, people have the right to overthrow the government and develop a new system of government. In the case of the American Revolution, this was a violent overthrow and the creation of a whole new type of government.