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The '''Communist Control Act of 1954''' is an act of congress, passed in 1954 during the height of the second red scare and the early [[Cold War]], that declared the [[Communist Party USA]] and any successor organization to be in an undemocratic, authoritarian conspiracy to overthrow or subvert the national government and would be outlawed, losing any rights it had as a political party and its willful members subject to the provisions of the [[Internal Security Act of 1950]].<ref>http://tucnak.fsv.cuni.cz/~calda/Documents/1950s/Communist_54.html</ref>

The '''Communist Control Act of 1954''' is an act of congress, passed in 1954 during the height of the second red scare and the early [[Cold War]].

 

The act that declared the [[Communist Party of the United States]] and any successor organization to be in an undemocratic, authoritarian conspiracy to overthrow or subvert the national government and would be outlawed, losing any rights it had as a political party and its willful members subject to the provisions of the [[Internal Security Act of 1950]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wtQgAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA12-PP53 Journal of the Senate of the State of California, Volumes 1-2]</ref>

Since its passing, it has never been enforced due to the weakness of the party, but still remains a law, never ruled unconstitutional or repealed.

Since its passing, it has never been enforced due to the weakness of the party, but still remains a law, never ruled unconstitutional or repealed.

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[[Category:Cold War]]

[[Category:Cold War]]

[[Category:Acts of Congress]]

[[Category:Acts of Congress]]