Alien and Sedition Acts

In what year were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?

• 1787
• 1798
• 1799
• 1804

What president signed these acts into law?

• John Adams
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Donald Trump

The law allowed the government stronger abilities to _________ foreigners.

• recruit
• allow
• deport
• jail

Under the new law, immigrants needed to live in the US for ____ years before voting, a change from the previous requirement of 5 years.

• 8

• 14

• 16

• 10

According to a quote by an unnamed Federalist Congressman, there was no need to "invite hordes of wild __________..."

• Germans
• Indians
• Frenchmen
• Irishmen

What did the Sedition Act prohibit, or outlaw?

• public hearings
• public elections
• public meetings
• public opposition to the government

How many "Republican" newspaper editors were jailed under this new law?

• 5
• 1
• 0
• 20

True or False:  Representative Matthew Lyon of Vermont was put in jail for writing a letter criticizing President Adams' "unfounded thirst for ridiculous pomp, foolish adulation, and self-avarice."

• True
• False

Why was the Sedition Act allowed to be passed into law, even though it is against Freedom of Speech?

• Judiciary Review, or the Supreme Court's practice to check if the law is constitutional, wasn't well practiced yet.
• The Supreme Court justices were all Federalists who supported the law.
• Both answers are correct.

To oppose the law, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison did what?

• Encouraged state governments not to follow it.
• Wrote a series of letters to national newspapers.
• Organized large protests in New York City.