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ACTS OF SEDITION (1)
ACTS OF SEDITION (1)
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a
set
of four
laws
, formally known as the
Alien
and Sedition
Acts
, passed by the US
Congress
in 1798 in response to the threat of
war
with
France
. Designed to
destroy
the political
faction
which expressed
sympathy
for
France
, the
laws
lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship, empowered the
president
to expel "
dangerous
"
aliens
and prohibited spoken or written
criticism
of the
government
.
See also
Congress
in this glossary.
—
OEC
-
Government
and
Organization
App
Mar
91