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No government actions seem so blatantly unconstitutional as the Sedition Act of 1798;
An act in addition to the act intituled, "An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States."
Most controversial, however, was the Sedition Act, devised to silence Republican criticism of the Federalists.
An Act in Addition to the Act, Entitled "An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes Against the United States."
Yale University Law School, The Avalon Project: Statutes of the United States.
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the United States Congress—who were waging an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-War—and signed into law by President John Adams. Proponents claimed the acts were designed to protect the Uni...
An Act in addition to the act, entitled "An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States." ... SEC. 3. That if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, ...
Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798, four laws enacted by the Federalist-controlled U ... Most controversial, however, was the Sedition Act, devised to silence Republican criticism of the Federalists.
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