MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Alien Act
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Sedition Act
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Quasi Act
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XYZ Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sedition act of 1798 made it a crime for Americans to publish, speak, or print any false or malicious statement about the federal government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sedition Act of 1870 was an arbitrary law implemented to curb people’s voices against the British government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Section 124A was inserted in 1870 by an amendment introduced by James Stephen when it felt the need for a specific section to deal with the offence. Today the Sedition is a crime under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Detailed explanation-4: -The British introduced the Sedition Act in 1870. The Act gave the British supreme authority to arrest or detain any person without a fair trial if he/she was seen protesting against or criticizing the British.