The government suppress civil liberties during World War I by passing the law of Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918. The Espionage Act of 1917 prohibits the interference on military recruitment or operations and to prevent military defiance. The Sedition Act of 1918 widened the cover of Espionage Act which limits or stops the society expressing their negative opinions about the government and wartime efforts.