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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Alien and Sedition Acts

Four laws passed by the US Congress 1798, when war with France seemed likely. The acts lengthened the period of residency required for US citizenship, gave the president the power to expel ‘dangerous’ aliens, and severely restricted criticism of the government. They were controversial because of the degree of power exercised by central government; they are now also seen as an early manifestation of US xenophobia (fear of foreigners).



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Supported the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 when war with France looked imminent.
Is the government listening? The expansion of domestic spying after ... by Smith, Patricia / New York Times Upfront
Similar claims were made with respect to the powers the administration of John Adams had claimed through the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, which were enacted during a time of national crisis in some ways similar to the present one.
Casting aside justice: by claiming the power to imprison terrorist ... by Grigg, William Norman / The New American
It is one of the scariest orders ever issued by any President, and it amounts to the gravest assault on our Constitution at least since Richard Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre and perhaps since FDR's order to put Japanese Americans in internment camps or John Adams's Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.
Assault on the Constitution. (Comment) by The Progressive
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