1. WWI: The Selective Service & Civil Liberties
SWBAT: Analyze the Espionage and Sedition Acts passed after the U.S. entered WWI

2. Do Now Selective Service Act
All males ages 18 to 45 must register for the draft
The constitutionality of the draft was challenged in the Supreme Court, but the Selective Service Act was upheld
What do you think? Should you be forced to fight in the army by your government? Explain your response.

3. Read for Understanding
Read the excerpts from the Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918), then complete the questions in the space provided.
The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921, but major portions of the Espionage Act remained in effect as part of U.S. law.

4. Results of the Acts Eugene V. Debs
Union leader & member of the socialist party, was a vocal critic of World War I
Arrested & imprisoned for violating the Espionage Act

5. We must make the world safe for democracy.
Results of the Acts
1,500 Americans sent to jail
Labor unions were weakened
See Schenck vs. U.S. (1919)
We must make the world safe for democracy.
Explain how President Wilson disregarded these famous words of his.
Should there be limitations on civil liberties during times of war?