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jan 1, 1798 - Alien & Sedition Acts

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made it harder for immigrants to vote, crime to criticize the president or Congress

Jefferson & other Democratic-Republicans declared these acts unconstitutional in the Kentucky & Virginia resolutions

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jan 1, 1798
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~ 228 years ago