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The Republican party (which mind you, is much like the democratic party today,) was the soel target of the Federalists when they passed they law as the Federalists wanted to rid of their political opponents in order to restore order and organization in America, but that act expired in 1801 and in 1802 the years to live in the US became 5 once again

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What political party was in power when the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed?

The political party which was in power when the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed was the Federalists.


Which group supported passage of the alien and Sedition Acts?

Federalists


Alien and sedition acts were supported by the federalist as a way to?

They supported this in order to result of the French Revolution.


How did the Alien Sedition Acts divide American political parties?

Federalists supported the acts. Democratic Republicans opposed them.


How did alien and sedition acts divided American political parties?

Federalists supported the acts. Democratic Republicans opposed them.


How did the alien and sedition acts divide American political parties?

Federalists supported the acts. Democratic Republicans opposed them.


What deemed the Alien and Sedition Acts uncontitutional and supported the idea that state governments could challenge the federal government?

The Alien and Sedition Acts were never deemed to be unconstitutional. Three of the four acts were repealed by the Democratic-Republican Party after Thomas Jefferson became President. The fourth act, the Alien Enemies Act, remains in force today although it was revised and codified in 1918.


The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions supported the alien and Sedition Acts?

No. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions actually encouraged the nullification of the Alien and Sedition Acts. In other words, nullifying them would make the Acts null and void.


What political party were the Alien and Sedition Acts designed to protect?

The Federalists


Who generally favored the Alien and Sedition Acts?

The anti-federalist generally favored the alien and sedition acts. They were passed during the John Adams administration. Adams was the star of the Federalist party.


Why did Federalists target immigrants in the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Most immigrants supported the Democratic Republicans.


What was one of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.