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The Alien and Sedition acts were created because the country was headed to war and many felt the need for strengthening the government. The Alien Act gave the President power over immigrants and the Sedition Act made it against the law to criticize the President and the government. One of the effects of both acts was that it limited freedom of speech protection.
the alien and sedition acts took away civil liberites of the people and violated the First Amendment: freedom of speech and press. They also took away the fundamendtal freedoms.
The branch of government that passed the Alien and Sedition Acts was the Legislative Branch.
The alien and sedition acts befitted Federalists because they could not be spoken of badly since the alien and sedition acts banned any criticism of the government.
The idea of states' rights was promoted by the Alien and Sedition Acts. answer zoz.
1798
to punish supporters of federalism