The Sedition Act limited freedom of speech and protest.
No that was the Sedition ActThe sedition acts made it illegal to publish anything negative about government and government officials. They still had freedom of speech. The act was repealed in 1801 anyway. So, we have never had a law to where it was illegal to criticize the government.
The Sedition Act forced Eugene V. Debs to run his presidential campaign from jail,
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A negative consequence of the Sedition Act?
It restricted American civil liberties.
It restricted American civil liberties.
The Republicans supported the Alien Act and they opposed the Sedition Act. The Federalist liked the Sedition Act because it was supposed to destroy the Republicans.
The Sedition Act was a part of the Espionage Act. The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921, however the Espionage Act remains intact today, albeit a more limited form.
The Sedition Act limited freedom of speech and protest.
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The illegal immigrants were the people affected by the Sedition act. They were deported to their countries or imprisoned.
No that was the Sedition ActThe sedition acts made it illegal to publish anything negative about government and government officials. They still had freedom of speech. The act was repealed in 1801 anyway. So, we have never had a law to where it was illegal to criticize the government.
What was the impact of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
The Sedition Act forced Eugene V. Debs to run his presidential campaign from jail,
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