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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.
Eldred Bergstrom
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What was the effect of the Espionage and Sedition Act in 1918?
What was the impact of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
What was one effect of the alien and sedition act?
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
What was One effect of the alien and sedition act was?
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
What was the negative consequence of the sedition act?
A negative consequence of the Sedition Act?
Who was against the alien and sedition act?
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.
When was the sedition act and espionage act repealed?
The Sedition Act was a part of the Espionage Act. The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921, however the Espionage Act remains intact today, albeit a more limited form.
What liberty did the Sedition Act limit?
The Sedition Act limited freedom of speech and protest.
What was the sedition act 1918?
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Who was affected by the sedition act how were they affected?
The illegal immigrants were the people affected by the Sedition act. They were deported to their countries or imprisoned.
The Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 were both?
significant limitations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.Each law introduced significant limitations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The Espionage Act prevented American from, among other things, speaking out against the military draft, while the Sedition Act prohibited Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language." Though the Sedition Act was repealed 3 years later, the Espionage Act remains in effect.
What was one effect of the alien sedition act?
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
What was the effect of the sedition act of 1918?
One problem with the sedition act was that it limited the freedom of speech for people. It didn't allow people to say anything bad about the country or the government.
