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What was one effect of the alien sedition act?
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
What group was the target of the alien and sedition acts of 1798?
The Alien and Sedition Act targeted aliens, or immigrants who were not yet citizens of the United States.
Who opposed the Alien and Sedition Act democratic republicans or fedralists?
thomas jefferson
What was one effect of the alien and sedition act?
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
What were the alien sedition act?
Proposed by John Adams. Alien Act- authorized the deportation of foreigners Sedation Act- prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of the Congress.
What was the effect on the sedition act?
The "Alien and Sedition Acts" are a group of four acts: The Naturalization Act, The Alien Act, The Alien Enemies Act, and The Sedition Act. The Naturalization Act made all immigrants have to stay in the United States for 14 years to become citizens, instead of the previous 5. The Alien Act allowed the deportation of certain immigrants who were deemed dangerous. The Alien Enemies Act allowed the deportation of citizens if the US was at war with their mother country. The sedition act broke the freedom of speech by illegalizing "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government of of officials.
What was one effect of the alien sedition act?
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
What group was the target of the alien and sedition acts of 1798?
The Alien and Sedition Act targeted aliens, or immigrants who were not yet citizens of the United States.
What did the alien act do?
The Alien Act prevented immigrants who aren't citizens (A.k.a Aliens) into the United States.
When was the alien act?
1798
Who was against the alien and sedition act?
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.
Who were the aliens of the Alien act?
Martians
When was the alien act passed?
1798
Was Thomas Jefferson for the Alien Act?
yes
Did Jefferson support the alien and Sedition Act?
No
What was the alien act and the sedition act?
Naturalization Act- aliens must be residents for 14 years instead of 5 years to become eligible for US citizenship Alien Act- President can deport aliens that he believes are dangerous to the peace and safety of the US Alien Enemies Act- allowed war time arrest, imprisonment and deportation of any alien subject to an enemy power Sedition Act- any treasonable activity was a high misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment
How did the democratic-republicans react to the alien and sedition act?
Democratic-Republicans fought the Alien and Sedition acts.
