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.
Democratic-Republicans fought the Alien and Sedition acts.
what law made it illegal to criticize the government? it was one of the answers a. alien act b. sedition act c. naturalization act d. tyranny act it was the alien act A is the correct answer
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The alien and sedition acts befitted Federalists because they could not be spoken of badly since the alien and sedition acts banned any criticism of the government.
John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Act in 1798.
Alien and sedition actsThe sedition act was only used against republican news paper editors ans was then found unconstitutional by John Adams so was then made null and void. the alien act gave power of deportation to the president but wasn't used by john Adams as he was president at the time so it never really came into play. Yet it was doubtfully constitutional.
The alien and sedition acts gave President John Adams such a power in 1798.
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.
Alien and sedition actsThe sedition act was only used against republican news paper editors ans was then found unconstitutional by John Adams so was then made null and void. the alien act gave power of deportation to the president but wasn't used by john Adams as he was president at the time so it never really came into play. Yet it was doubtfully constitutional.
Alien And Sedition Acts
Alien doesn't know anything about sedition act. alien only know about star trek, star wars. Alien doesn't care about the sedition act. they r just concentrating on building their space ships. who is this person that ask this question? very funny...
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.