MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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If any person shall write, print, utter or publish, ____ or shall knowingly and willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, uttering or publishing any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the US, or either house of the Congress of the US, or the President of the US, with intent to defame ____ or to bring them ____ into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them ____ the hatred of the good people of the US, or to stir up sedition within the US ____ then such person, being thereof convicted before any court of the US having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.-The Sedition Act, Section 2Based on this excerpt, in what way did the national government overstep its authority by enacting the Sedition Act?
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The extremely high fine allowed the judicial branch to impose a cruel and unusual punishment.
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the act placed severe restrictions on several First Amendment rights.
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The conviction of someone accused of this crime was automatic.
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The Supreme Court, not just any lower court, has jurisdiction for crimes of sedition.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Section 2 of the Sedition Act specifically charges that anyone who is found guilty of statements critical of the “government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States…”, will be subject to fines and/or imprisonment.
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