9 The 1918 Sedition Act was written as an amendment to the Espionage Act. Here is a portion of the text:
from Section 3
Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully... utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurilous, or
abusive language about the form of government of the United States, or the Constitution of the United States, or the military or
naval forces of the United States...or by word or act oppose the cause of the United States therein, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years or both
Which of the following was a negative consequence of the Sedition Act?
OA. It cost too much money to enforce.
OB. It restricted American civil liberties.
OC. It interfered with the U. S. war effort.
OD. It took power away from the government.