The Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918 did all of the following EXCEPT

Question

Prohibited dissent considered dangerous to national security
Gave the postmaster general the power to ban magazines and newspapers deemed dangerous to the war effort or critical of U.S. involvement Was aimed at silencing the minority party in Congress
Made it illegal to "incite, or attempt to incite, insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny or the refusal of duty" Could be punishable by up to $10,000 fines and 20 years in prison

Answer 1

The Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918 did all of the following EXCEPT:

Was aimed at silencing the minority party in Congress.

While the Espionage and Sedition Acts did suppress dissent and criticism of the U.S. government's actions during World War I, their primary focus was on curtailing anti-war sentiment among the general public rather than specifically targeting political minority parties in Congress.