Subversive Activities Control Board
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The Subversive Activities Control Board was a U.S. federal agency created during the early Cold War to investigate and require registration of organizations suspected of communist or subversive activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subversive Activities Control Board canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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defunct government agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| areaOfWork |
counter-subversion
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internal security ⓘ registration of political organizations ⓘ |
| composition | five-member board ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Internal Security Act of 1950
NERFINISHED
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McCarran Internal Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1972
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early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
chilled political association among left-wing organizations
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contributed to the climate of McCarthy-era investigations ⓘ increased federal surveillance of suspected communist groups ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to enforce provisions of the Internal Security Act
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to investigate organizations suspected of communist activities ⓘ to investigate organizations suspected of subversive activities ⓘ to require registration of communist-action organizations ⓘ to require registration of communist-front organizations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Red Scare
NERFINISHED
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early Cold War ⓘ |
| ideologicalFocus | anti-communism ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| legalForm | independent agency ⓘ |
| namedAfter | subversive activities control ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
civil liberties organizations
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civil rights advocates ⓘ some labor unions ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerGranted |
to hold hearings on alleged communist organizations
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to order registration of designated organizations ⓘ to subpoena witnesses and documents ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition |
constitutional and civil liberties challenges
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declining concern over domestic communism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Attorney General of the United States
NERFINISHED
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Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ House Un-American Activities Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | no direct successor agency ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | members appointed by the President with Senate confirmation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Cold War domestic security policy
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First Amendment controversies NERFINISHED ⓘ civil liberties debates ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority |
President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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