The Alien and Sedition Acts

Basics of Alien and Sedition Acts

100

What year were the Alien and Sedition Acts written?

1798

200

How many laws are there in the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Four

300

These laws included what?

Naturalization Act, Alien Act, Alien Enemies Act, Sedition Act

400

The Alien and Sedition Act authorized who to deport non-U.S. citizens if they seemed dangerous?

The president

Political Parties/Government

100

Congress believed the Alien and Sedition Acts would strengthen what?

The Federal Government

200

Popular outrage helped which political party to build a powerful platform for their campaign in 1800?

The Democratic-Republicans

300

Who repealed the Naturalization Act in 1802?

The Republican Congress

400

The Alien and Sedition Acts challenged which U.S. document?

The Bill of Rights

War

100

At the time, the U.S. was on the brink of war with which country?

France

200

The Alien and Sedition Acts are a result of who believe foreign-born Americans would side with the French?

The Federalists

300

The Alien Acts are a result of what event?

XYZ Affair

More in-depth of Alien and Sedition Acts

100

Do the Alien and Sedition Acts still apply today?

No

200

Did the public support the Alien and Sedition Acts?

No

300

The Naturalization Act raised the residency requirements from five years to:

14 years

400

What act made it a crime to criticize the government by publishing false, scandalous, and malicious writing?

Sedition Act