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WWI Espionage and Sedition Acts (EPA)

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.
What did the Sedition Act prohibit, or outlaw?
a)
public hearings
b)
public elections
c)
public meetings
d)
public opposition to the government
2.

Which rights did the Sedition Act go against in the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Freedom of Religion

c)

Freedom of the Press

d)

Freedom of Assembly

3.
What does this picture represent?
a)
The Alien Act
b)
Not Freedom of Speech Act
c)
The Parents Can Keep Their Children Quiet Act
d)
The Sedition Act
4.

The Sedition Act infringed on the which amendment of the constitution.

a)

The First Amendment

b)

The Second Amendment

c)

The Third Amendment

d)

The Fourth Amendment

5.

What was the purpose of propaganda during World War I?

a)

to inform the public

b)

to censor the press

c)

to expose antiwar activity

d)

to influence public opinion

6.

What crime does the sedition act cover?

a)

The Sedition Act made it a crime to purchase food without having a permit.

b)

The Sedition Act made it so you couldn't get the mail without a permit.

c)

The Sedition Act made it so all your belongings were to go to the government and payment was the only way to get it back.

d)

The Sedition Act didn't allow citizens to publish any writing about the government.

7.

What would you do if you were the president? Would you make different sedition acts?

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