jan 1, 1798 - Alien and Sedition Acts

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Directed against Democratic-Republicans, the party typically favored by new citizens.

Alien Act: President authorized to detain or deport foreigners when the nation was at war.

Alien Law: President could expel any alien deemed dangerous to the country.

Naturalization Act: required all aliens to live fourteen years in the country before they could become citizens.

Sedition Act: Introduced fines or imprisonment for persons convicted or conspiring to oppose the execution of the laws or of publishing falso and malicious writings concerning the president or the government.

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