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title: "During World War l, the Congress passed the Sedition Act in 1918. Why did many Americans consider this Act to be a violation of civil rights?"  
description: "During World War l, the Congress passed the Sedition Act in 1918. Why did many Americans consider this Act to be a violation of civil rights?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41137/during-world-war-l-the-congress-passed-the-sedition-act-in-1918-why-did-many-americans-consider-this-act-to-be-a-violation-of-civil-rights  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# During World War l, the Congress passed the Sedition Act in 1918. Why did many Americans consider this Act to be a violation of civil rights? 

During [World War](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42788/during-world-war-i-how-did-the-lives-of-african-americans-in-the-military-reflect-the-lives-of-african-americans-at-home) l, the [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 the [Sedition Act](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42291/how-did-the-supreme-court-justify-the-restrictions-of-the-sedition-act) in 1918. Why did many Americans consider this Act to be a violation of [civil rights](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41821/why-was-jackie-robinson-an-important-figure-in-the-struggle-for-civil-rights)?


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