Espionage is spies that hi are used to spy on enemies. They look for their special plans and find out what is happening in the enemy base.
An espionage act is "a federal law that criminalizes and punishes espionage, spying and related crimes." (Garner, 2004, p. 585)
One good example of an espionage act is the Espionage Act of 1917, which was a federal statute passed on the 15th of June, 1917. The Espionage act of 1917 is composed of nine sections. Section 1 addressed espionage itself, prohibited actions such as obtaining information or committing actions to the purpose of spying or harming the United States or to benefit foreign countries. Section 2 prohibited the communication of such information with the intent to injure the United States and listed the punishment in wartime as death or imprisonment for more than thirty years. Section 3 prohibited false reports and attempts to cause insubordination with the intention to interfere with the operation or success of the military. Sections 4 and 5 prohibited conspiracy and aiding persons trying to commit espionage. Sections 6, 7 & 8 discussed related issues and section 9 repealed the entitles "An Act to prevent the disclosure of national defence secrets," of 1911. The act can be enforced "when the United States is at war." (Garner, 2004, p. 585)
The Espionage act of 1917 was later followed by the Espionage act of 1918, which was repealed in 1921. (Garner, 2004, p. 585)
Works Cited:
Excerpt from the original (1917) US Espionage Act
Garner, Bryan A., and Henry Campbell. Black. Black's Law Dictionary. St. Paul, MN: West, 2004.
The Espionage Act gave the government a new weapon to combat dissent to the war.
the espionage act states that anyone who interferes with the war effort will be fined $10,000 and imprisoned for 20 years.
The Sedition Act was a part of the Espionage Act. The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921, however the Espionage Act remains intact today, albeit a more limited form.
The Espionage Act, USC 793 (rentention or disclosure of national defense information)
The Espionage Act, USC 793 (retention or disclosure of national defense information) and The Espionage act, USC 798 (disclosure of COMINT)
The Espionage Act, USC 793
The Court ruled that the Espionage Act was constitutional.
Espionage
The Espionage Act, USC 798 (disclosure of COMINT)
The Espionage act forced Eugene V. Debs to run his presidential campaign jail
The Court ruled that the Espionage Act was constitutional.
What was the impact of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Espionage Act
the espionage Act forced Eugene V. Debs to run his presidential campaign from jail.