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What year were the Alien and Sedition Acts written?
1798
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Congress believed the Alien and Sedition Acts would strengthen what?
The Federal Government
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At the time, the U.S. was on the brink of war with which country?
France
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Do the Alien and Sedition Acts still apply today?
No
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How many laws are there in the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Four
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Popular outrage helped which political party to build a powerful platform for their campaign in 1800?
The Democratic-Republicans
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The Alien and Sedition Acts are a result of who believe foreign-born Americans would side with the French?
The Federalists
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Did the public support the Alien and Sedition Acts?
No
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These laws included what?
Naturalization Act, Alien Act, Alien Enemies Act, Sedition Act
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Who repealed the Naturalization Act in 1802?
The Republican Congress
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The Alien Acts are a result of what event?
XYZ Affair
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The Naturalization Act raised the residency requirements from five years to:
14 years
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The Alien and Sedition Act authorized who to deport non-U.S. citizens if they seemed dangerous?

The president

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The Alien and Sedition Acts challenged which U.S. document?
The Bill of Rights
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What act made it a crime to criticize the government by publishing false, scandalous, and malicious writing?
Sedition Act