![]() or stored, under any contract or agreement with the United States, or with any person on behalf of the United States, or otherwise on behalf of the United States, or any prohibited place within the meaning of section six of this title or (a) whoever, for the purpose of obtaining information respecting the national defence with intent or reason to believe that the information to be obtained is to be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, goes upon, enters, flies over, or otherwise obtains information, concerning any vessel, aircraft, work of defence, navy yard, naval station, submarine base, coaling station, fort, battery, torpedo station, dockyard, canal, railroad, arsenal, camp, factory, mine, telegraph, telephone, wireless, or signal station, building, office, or other place connected with the national defence, owned or constructed, or in progress of construction by the United States or under the control or the United States, or of any of its officers or agents, or within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, or any place in which any vessel, aircraft, arms, munitions, or other materials or instruments for use in time of war are being made, prepared, repaired. The Espionage Act was amended a year later by the Sedition Act of 1918. If found guilty of one of the crimes listed under the Espionage Act, a person could face up to 20 years in prison, and fines up to $10,000. It’s text, however, made it illegal for any American citizen to speak out in any manner against the government, or to interfere with military operations. The goal of the Espionage Act was to prohibit citizens from supporting U.S. The Espionage Act of 1917 is a federal law that was enacted just after the United States entered World War I. ![]() citizens to print or publish false statements about the government, and changed the requirements for obtaining U.S. government power to arrest and detain aliens, made it a crime for U.S. The collection of laws constitution the Alien and Sedition Acts gave the U.S. As the revolution went on, the Federalist party began convincing American citizens that the Alien and Sedition Acts were an important step to eliminating foreign enemies within the nation. At the time, Democratic-Republicans began showing support for the rebellion in France, by refusing to enforce federal laws. The Federalist party’s fear that political and social unrest in Europe would begin bleeding into the nation. ![]() ![]() This came in response to concerns of the federalist congress that the undesirable and disruptive peoples of the world would bring their rebellions to the American shores, ultimately to sidetrack the tranquility they American were working to achieve. In 1798, the Federalist party passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, which included a series of four laws intended to improve national security. Treason is treated as a more severe crime than sedition. In order for a person to be charged with treason, however, the prosecution must show that the individual actively engaged in a plan to bring down the government. So if John lets enemy soldiers stay in his home, he can be charged with the crime of treason. Treason, on the other hand, involves taking specific actions that betray one’s country, such as by waging war, providing aid to an enemy, or committing espionage. For example, a person may commit sedition by holding a meeting to discuss a rebellion or revolution in his home. Sedition is considered to be a lesser crime than treason, as a seditionist encourages rebellion, but does not take overt actions in his attempt to interfere with, or overthrow the government. Sedition is often confused with treason, but there are distinct differences between the two. ![]()
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