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What year were the Alien and Sedition Acts written?
1798
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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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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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The Alien Enemies Act allowed what of any non-U.S. citizen whose home country was at war with the U.S.?
wartime arrest, imprisonment, deportation
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The Naturalization Act raised the residency requirements from five years to:
14 years
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The Alien Act authorized who to deport non-U.S. citizens if they seemed dangerous?
The president
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The Alien Acts are a result of what event?
XYZ Affair
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What act made it a crime to criticize the government by publishing false, scandalous, and malicious writing?

Sedition Act