The answer is sedition act
John Adams was the president responsible for both the XYZ affair and the Alien and Sedition acts. The XYZ affair was a diplomatic incident with France in the late 1790s, while the Alien and Sedition acts were a series of laws passed in 1798 that aimed to limit immigration and silence criticism of the government.
Alien & Sedition ActsThe Sedition Act effectively made it a crime for any person to criticize the President, the Congress or the Government of the United States.The Alien Act empowered President Adams to arrest, detain, and deport any non-citizen he found to be a danger to the security of the nation.
It passed both the espionage act and sedition act.
The Sedition Act of 1918 made the use of profane, disloyal or abusive language against the United States government or flag against the law. It gave the Postmaster General the power not to deliver to groups that committed these acts and was considered only to be necessary in times of war.
To silence their critics
The answer is sedition act
John Adams was the president responsible for both the XYZ affair and the Alien and Sedition acts. The XYZ affair was a diplomatic incident with France in the late 1790s, while the Alien and Sedition acts were a series of laws passed in 1798 that aimed to limit immigration and silence criticism of the government.
To silence their critics
In order to silence critics of the possible war with France, Congress approved the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798. The Alien Act gave the President permission to arrest and deport any foreigner whom he considered to be dangerous. The Sedition Act made it a criminal offense to print false, malicious, or scandalous statements which criticized the government orgovernment officials. In 1799, Adams sent new peace commissioners to France to reopen negotiations. He settled the differences between the countries at the Convention of 1800 and avoided war.
It passed both the espionage act and the sedition act
It passed both the espionage act and the sedition act
It passed both the espionage act and the sedition act
It passed both the espionage act and the sedition act
It passed both the espionage act and the sedition act
It passed both the espionage act and the sedition act
It passed both the espionage act and the sedition act