There was no single author of the Alien and Sedition Act. It was written by the former political party, The Federalists.
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The Alien and Sedition Acts were proposed and written by Federalists who were members of the 5th US Congress. It was then signed into law in 1798 by then President John Adams.
The branch of government that passed the Alien and Sedition Acts was the Legislative Branch.
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The anti-federalist generally favored the alien and sedition acts. They were passed during the John Adams administration. Adams was the star of the Federalist party.
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.