Which federal law, passed by woodrow wilson during world war i, was enacted to catch german spies and informants and restrict freedom of speech?

a. alien and sedition acts

b. espionage and sedition act of 1918

c. patriot act

d. smith act of 1940

The espionage and sedition act of 1918. The Sedition Act of 1918 was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offences, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.