Sedition

Legislation giving the President the power to deport citizens of other countries and giving the government the right to imprison its critics

 Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?

• To silence Democratic-Republican opposition

• To promote immigration to the US

• To end immigration to the US

• To improve conditions for immigrants to the US

The Sedition Act violated the _______?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

The act took direct aim at those who spoke out against Adams or the Federalist-dominated government. The new law outlawed any “false, scandalous and malicious writing” against Congress or the president, and made it illegal to conspire “to oppose any measure or measures of the government.”

• Alien Enemies Act

• Naturalization Act

• Sedition Act

• Alien Friends Act

A series of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1798 amid widespread fear that war with France was imminent. The four laws–which remain controversial to this day–restricted the activities of foreign residents in the country and limited freedom of speech and of the press.

• The Alien and Addition Acts

• The Alien and UFO Acts

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

• The Alien and Planet Acts

The Sedition Act infringed on the which amendment of the constitution.

• The First Amendment

• The Second Amendment

• The Third Amendment

• The Fourth Amendment

Which rights did the Sedition Act go against in the First Amendment?

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of the Press

• Freedom of Assembly

What was the primary purpose of the Sedition Act of 1798?

• To restrict immigration

• To limit freedom of speech

• To promote trade with France

• To enhance military power

Which group was most targeted by the Sedition Act?

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• British immigrants

• Native Americans

The Sedition Act was part of a series of laws known as what?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

• The Navigation Acts

• The Embargo Acts