Loyalty Review Board
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The Loyalty Review Board was a federal body established during the early Cold War to investigate and evaluate the political loyalty of U.S. government employees as part of anti-communist security measures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loyalty Review Board canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government body
ⓘ
loyalty review board ⓘ |
| appliesCriterion | reasonable doubt as to loyalty ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. federal employees
ⓘ
applicants for federal employment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| characterizedBy |
anti-communist orientation
ⓘ
security screening ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolutionCause | changes in federal security and loyalty procedures ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1950s ⓘ |
| establishedFor | implementation of the Truman loyalty program ⓘ |
| follows | Truman loyalty program ⓘ |
| governs | standards of loyalty for federal employment ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | loyalty cases referred by federal agencies ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
chilling effect on political expression among federal workers
ⓘ
dismissal or resignation of some federal employees ⓘ expansion of federal employee security screening ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
appeals review in loyalty cases
ⓘ
evaluation of security risks among federal employees ⓘ investigation of political loyalty of U.S. government employees ⓘ review of loyalty cases referred by federal agencies ⓘ screening for communist affiliations ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
identify potential communist influence in the federal government
ⓘ
prevent employment of persons deemed disloyal in federal service ⓘ protect U.S. national security ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Red Scare in the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Cold War ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Executive Order 9835 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | administrative board ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States federal government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil service loyalty program ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House Un-American Activities Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ Truman administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
controversy over civil liberties
ⓘ
debate about due process in loyalty investigations ⓘ historical studies of McCarthy-era security programs ⓘ |
| supervises | agency loyalty boards ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
administrative hearings
ⓘ
background investigations ⓘ review of FBI reports ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.