Step-by-step explanation:
The Espionage act of 1917 is a federal law which was passed in 1917 in the USA. This act The Espionage Act made it illegal to collect intelligence, capture images, or copy details of national defense intelligence with the intention or purpose to suspect that the intelligence will be used to harm the American Government or benefit a foreign power.
The Patriot Act was passed in 2001 to strengthen law enforcement's ability to prevent and discourage threats in the United States.
The similarity between these two acts were wartime actions enacted by Congress that are considered as obvious civil rights abuses are known as the treason.