Alien and Sedition Acts.
They were the Alien and Sedition Acts, enacted by John Adams. Among other things, parts of the Acts violated the 1st Amendment because it made it illegal to give 'bad...
The Espionage act of 1917 made it a crime to do anything that interfered with the governments power to recruit an army, interfere with any operation of the army, promote insubordination in the army,...
The goal of the espionage and sedition acts was to silence anyone who might speak out against the war. They arrested people who protested the war, or who expressed pro British sentiments.
The Sedition Act was a part of the Espionage Act. The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921, however the Espionage Act remains intact today, albeit a more limited form.