What law made it illegal to critize the government?

Answer 1

The Sedition Act of 1918 .
Most likely your referring to the Espionage acts which made it illegal to do anything that hindered the ability of the army to recruit, perform operations, and maintain morale through spreading doubt or supporting the enemy cause. This was accompanied by the Sedition acts which made it illegal to speak ill of the government or the United States and due to its infringing upon the First Amendment was later repealed but these were only during war time.

Answer 2

The Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials. There are also stipulations in martial law that would make protesting the government during wartime a criminal offense.

Answer 3

In the USA there is no law. The Constitution's first amendment gives us all the freedom of speech.

Although there are currently no such laws in the US, there once were. The Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials. There are also stipulations in martial law that would make protesting the government during wartime a criminal offense.

Answer 4

There is no law that makes it illegal to criticize the president. Those freedoms are protected by the free speech clause of the first amendment. However, making threats against the president is illegal.

Answer 5

John Adams created a law during his presidency, not sure of the exact name of the law, sedition or something like that.

Answer 6

In the US, there is no law that makes it illegal to criticize the government since the constitution was ratified.

Answer 7

free speech