Presidency of John Adams Vocab

A group of laws passed under President Adams in 1798 to restrict the activities of foreigners and limt the freedom of speech and press

• Virginia & Kentucky Resolution

• XYZ Affair

• Alien & Sedition Acts

• Quasi War

Not in agreement (violates) with the U.S. Constitution

• unconstitutional

• nullification

• deport

• treason

The act of being send out of the country

• alien

• deport

• treason

• refugee

A representative of a country's government who takes part in talks with other nations

• refugee

• alien

• immigrant

• diplomat

A person who has left their home country because of danger (war, disaster, government)

• refugee

• alien

• immigrant

• diplomat

Invalidate, make legally void

• unconstitutional

• nullification

A foreign-born resident of the U.S. who is not yet a citizen

• alien

• refugee

• immigrant

• diplomat

A person who moves permanently to a new country but is not yet a citizen

• alien

• refugee

• immigrant

• diplomat

The idea that states have the right to refuse to follow federal law if they found it unconstitutional

• treason

• Alien & Sedition Acts

• unconstitutional

• states' rights

The act of betraying your country

• nullification

• deport

• treason

• states' rights