Chapter 8 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 ID: 627501
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Alien and Sedition:Awful and Sorry
Chapter 8Slide2
The Laws are Passed
The Federalist Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts
1798
Adams signed them3 Alien Acts1 Sedition ActSlide3
Alien Acts
What does “alien” mean?
Foreigner
Naturalization ActWhat 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 StatesSlide4
Alien Acts
Are the acts fair?
Why were they passed?
Aimed at the FrenchWhy?The Federalists supported England in their war with France
Religious prejudice
How is this religious?Slide5
Sedition Act
Made it a crime to criticize the government
About 25 newspaper editors were arrested
10 were convictedPeople 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?Slide6
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 pressWhy didn’t the court say something?
Didn’t have the power yet
Didn’t even have a regular meeting placeSlide7
Virginia and Kentucky
Wrote resolutions declaring the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional
Jefferson wrote the Kentucky Resolution
Madison wrote the Virginia ResolutionArgued that if a state believed a law unconstitutional, they should say so
Is this a good thing?Slide8
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 governmentThe Alien and Sedition acts were not renewed when they expired