Student’s Name Professor’s Name Subject Date The Alien and Sedition Act 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798, in preparation for an undeclared, and eventual war with France. –The event known as the Quasi-War-. It was signed by President John Adams. The law was meant to protect the citizens of alien powers, and to protect the government from seditious attacks from the outside. Historians declared this law as unconstitutional, as it infringed the state laws, regarding the protection of the citizens. 1. What justifications do the Alien and Sedition Acts contain for these measures aimed primarily at the press? These acts provoked many debates between...
Words: 275
Pages: 1