In the 1940s and 1950s, members of the Communist party were convicted for their advocacy of _______, or the overthrow of an existing system of government.

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The term "advocacy of sedition" refers to advocating the overthrow of an existing system of government, which was a crime in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s. Many members of the Communist party were convicted for this charge during the era of McCarthyism.

In the 1940s and 1950s, Members of the Communist Party