Alien Registration Act of 1940
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The Alien Registration Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government and required non-citizen adults to register with the government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alien Registration Act of 1940 canonical | 4 |
| Alien Registration Act | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2533060 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alien Registration Act of 1940 Context triple: [Smith Act, officialName, Alien Registration Act of 1940]
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A.
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 was a U.S. federal law that sharply restricted immigration through national-origins quotas favoring Northern and Western Europeans, reflecting and reinforcing the era’s strong nativist and xenophobic sentiments.
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B.
Population Registration Act
The Population Registration Act was a cornerstone apartheid law in South Africa that classified citizens by race to enforce systematic segregation and discrimination.
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C.
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
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D.
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 was a U.S. immigration law that sharply limited and skewed immigration by imposing national-origin quotas favoring northern and western Europeans, reflecting the era’s strong nativist sentiment.
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E.
Immigration Act of 1917
The Immigration Act of 1917 was a U.S. federal law that sharply restricted immigration through literacy tests, expanded exclusion categories, and the creation of the “Asiatic Barred Zone,” reflecting strong nativist and xenophobic sentiments of the era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alien Registration Act of 1940 Target entity description: The Alien Registration Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government and required non-citizen adults to register with the government.
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A.
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 was a U.S. federal law that sharply restricted immigration through national-origins quotas favoring Northern and Western Europeans, reflecting and reinforcing the era’s strong nativist and xenophobic sentiments.
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B.
Population Registration Act
The Population Registration Act was a cornerstone apartheid law in South Africa that classified citizens by race to enforce systematic segregation and discrimination.
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C.
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
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D.
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 was a U.S. immigration law that sharply limited and skewed immigration by imposing national-origin quotas favoring northern and western Europeans, reflecting the era’s strong nativist sentiment.
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E.
Immigration Act of 1917
The Immigration Act of 1917 was a U.S. federal law that sharply restricted immigration through literacy tests, expanded exclusion categories, and the creation of the “Asiatic Barred Zone,” reflecting strong nativist and xenophobic sentiments of the era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
anti-subversive law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Immigration and Naturalization Service ⓘ |
| ageRequirementForRegistration | 14 years and older ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Smith Act
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surface form:
Smith Act of 1940
|
| appliesTo | aliens residing in the United States ⓘ |
| approximateNumberRegistered | over 4 million aliens ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssues |
due process
ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criminalizes |
advocating the overthrow of the United States government by force or violence
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membership in organizations that advocate violent overthrow of the government ⓘ organizing groups that advocate violent overthrow of the government ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1940-08-27 ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1940-06-28 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
enacted amid fears of subversion and espionage
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enacted during World War II era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | concerns about Nazi and Communist subversion ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| ledTo | mass registration of aliens in the United States in 1940–1941 ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Howard W. Smith ⓘ |
| partOf | United States internal security legislation ⓘ |
| penaltyIncludes |
fines
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imprisonment ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to criminalize advocacy of violent overthrow of the United States government
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to require registration and fingerprinting of non-citizen adult residents ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 76-670 ⓘ |
| registrationRequirement |
non-citizen adults must be fingerprinted
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non-citizen adults must register with the federal government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
sedition laws in the United States ⓘ |
| replacedBy | later immigration registration systems ⓘ |
| section | 18 U.S.C. § 2385 ⓘ |
| shortName | Smith Act ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| signingDate | 1940-06-28 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 54 Stat. 670 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Dennis v. United States
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Scales v. United States ⓘ Yates v. United States ⓘ |
| title |
Alien Registration Act of 1940
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alien Registration Act
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| usedAgainst |
Communist Party USA
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surface form:
Communist Party USA members
fascist and pro-Axis sympathizers ⓘ socialist and left-wing activists ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alien Registration Act of 1940 Description of subject: The Alien Registration Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government and required non-citizen adults to register with the government.
Referenced by (6)
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Alien Registration Act
this entity surface form:
Alien Registration Act