What authority was given to the postmaster general under the Espionage and Sedition Acts?

to arrest those who protested the war

to sentence violators with large fines

to deport those who broke the law

to hold any mail that violated the acts

D) to hold any mail that violated the acts.

The correct answer is D) to hold any mail that violated the acts.

The authority that was given to the postmaster general under the Espionage and Sedition Acts was to hold any mail that violated the acts.

The Espionage Act was passed by Congress in June 1917. One year later, in June 1919, Congress passed the Sedition Act. During this period of World War 1, the U. S. government wanted to limit and prohibit any interference with all the military strategies and operations and punish the enemies of the nation that tried to insubordinate. One example of this acts was that the authority that was given to the postmaster general under the Espionage and Sedition Acts was to hold any mail that violated the acts.