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Chapter 8

Chapter 8. Alien and Sedition: Awful and Sorry. The Laws are Passed. The Federalist Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts 1798 Adams signed them 3 Alien Acts 1 Sedition Act. Alien Acts. What does “alien” mean? Foreigner Naturalization Act What is “naturalization”?

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Chapter 8

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  1. Chapter 8 Alien and Sedition: Awful and Sorry

  2. The Laws are Passed • The Federalist Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts • 1798 • Adams signed them • 3 Alien Acts • 1 Sedition Act

  3. Alien Acts • What does “alien” mean? • Foreigner • Naturalization Act • What is “naturalization”? • Increased the time required to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years • Alien Act • President could imprison or deport foreigners if they were considered dangerous • Alien Enemies Act • Allowed government to arrest and deport all foreigners from countries at war with the United States

  4. Alien Acts • Are the acts fair? • Why were they passed? • Aimed at the French • Why? • The Federalists supported England in their war with France • Religious prejudice • How is this religious?

  5. Sedition Act • Made it a crime to criticize the government • About 25 newspaper editors were arrested • 10 were convicted • People who disagreed with Adams accused him of trying to make himself king of America • Why would they say that? • Do you agree with them? Why?

  6. Unconstitutional Laws • These laws go directly against the first amendment of the Bill of Rights • How? • They got rid of freedom of speech and freedom of the press • Why didn’t the court say something? • Didn’t have the power yet • Didn’t even have a regular meeting place

  7. Virginia and Kentucky • Wrote resolutions declaring the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional • Jefferson wrote the Kentucky Resolution • Madison wrote the Virginia Resolution • Argued that if a state believed a law unconstitutional, they should say so • Is this a good thing?

  8. Reaction • From Massachusetts • Said that the states didn’t have the power to decide if something was unconstitutional or not • That power should remain with the federal government • The Alien and Sedition acts were not renewed when they expired

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