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title: "Was the law that Congress passed against sedition in 1798 a violation of Americans' right to freedom of speech? Why or why not?"  
description: "Was the law that Congress passed against sedition in 1798 a violation of Americans' right to freedom of speech? Why or why not?"  
author: "colbee d'suja"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40862/was-the-law-that-congress-passed-against-sedition-in-1798-a-violation-of-americans-right-to-freedom-of-speech-why-or-why-not  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Was the law that Congress passed against sedition in 1798 a violation of Americans' right to freedom of speech? Why or why not?

Was the [law](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/33678/where-can-you-find-law-dissertation-examples) that [Congress](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34723/the-telangana-government-has-signed-a-technology-partnership-agreement-with-which-country-at-the-world-congress-on-information-technology-wcit-2018) passed [against](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41814/how-did-the-violence-against-women-act-meet-the-problem-of-violence-against-women) sedition in 1798 a violation of Americans' [right](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23257/how-to-find-the-right-design-agency-for-your-logo-design) to [freedom of speech](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98605/why-can-t-people-in-the-middle-east-express-their-freedom-of-speech)? Why or why not?\
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