HISTORY HIGH SCHOOL

Were the Alien and Sedition Acts constitutional or unconstitutional? Did they follow the meaning of the Constitution or did they violate it in some way? Be prepared to cite the Constitution in your response.Second, what would happen if the individual states chose to nullify these acts or any others? What would it mean for the country?
Lastly, should the United States institute some form of the Alien and Sedition Acts in today's post 9/11 world? Explain your answer and by the events surrounding the Alien and Sedition Acts to today.

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Answer 1
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The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed by the Congress and signed by president John Adams in 1798. These bills made it harder for an immigrant to become a citizen, they allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens who were deemed dangerous or were from a hostile nation and criminalized making false statements that were critical of the federal government.

  • Critics of these acts argued that they were an attempt to suppress voters who disagreed with the Federalist Party and that they violated the right of freedom of speech in the First Amendment.
  • If any individual states chose to nullify these acts, it would be consider a serious sign of rebellion. This was almost the case, with the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.
  • The United States should not implement these laws as their immigration system is already extremely strict. It is very unlikely that severe threats to security are being caused by immigrants, and if they were, the US already has significant power to deal with them. All of this makes new laws unnecessary.


Answer 2
Answer: The Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional as it limited free speech, which is guaranteed in the first Amendment.  If the individual states chose to nullify the acts, that would be a sign of rebellion.  I do not think that the US should institute forms of the Alien and Sedition Act.  It's America. The people here should be free to say what they want to say.

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they didn't want to end slavery, because slavery made their lives that much easier.

exg bankers had shark tons of money, so they bought slaves and had the slaves clean, tend to their needs, etc.

merchants could have slaves carry their stock. 

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unskilled workers might have wanted slaves because then they didn't need to learn the given skill, they could have a slave do it FOR them.

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no one wanted slavery to end because of how easy it made their lives.

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As World War I began in Europe, Germany and Austria-Hungary were allied in the ____, while Russia, Britain, and France were in the ____.

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Answer:

b. Grant's peace policy

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Helped Truman to implement a broad vision of nsc - 68.  
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