Question

4. How was the Espionage Act amended in 1918 (Sedition Act)? Discuss the changes.

Answer 1

Answer:

The law was extended on May 16, 1918, by the Sedition Act of 1918, actually a set of amendments to the Espionage Act, which prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States ... or the flag of the United States, or the uniform of the Army or Navy".