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| − | The '''McCarran Act''' (a.k.a the '''Subversive Activities Control Act''', '''Internal Security Act''' or '''ISA''') of 1950 is a [[United States federal law]] that required the [[Communist registration|registration of Communist organizations]] with the [[United States Attorney General]] and established the [[Subversive Activities Control Board]] to investigate persons suspected of engaging in subversive activities or otherwise promoting the establishment of a "totalitarian dictatorship," fascist or communist. Members of these groups could not become | + | The '''McCarran Act''' (a.k.a the '''Subversive Activities Control Act''', '''Internal Security Act''' or '''ISA''') of 1950 is a [[United States]] [[federal law]] that required the [[Communist registration|registration of Communist organizations]] with the [[United States Attorney General]] and established the [[Subversive Activities Control Board]] to investigate persons suspected of engaging in subversive activities or otherwise promoting the establishment of a "totalitarian dictatorship," [[fascist]] or [[communist]]. Members of these groups could not become [[citizen]]s, and in some cases, were prevented from entering or leaving the country. Citizen-members could be denaturalized in five years. |
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Revision as of 21:38, March 2, 2009
The McCarran Act (a.k.a the Subversive Activities Control Act, Internal Security Act or ISA) of 1950 is a United States federal law that required the registration of Communist organizations with the United States Attorney General and established the Subversive Activities Control Board to investigate persons suspected of engaging in subversive activities or otherwise promoting the establishment of a "totalitarian dictatorship," fascist or communist. Members of these groups could not become citizens, and in some cases, were prevented from entering or leaving the country. Citizen-members could be denaturalized in five years.