THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Legislation was passed that limited U.S. citizens’ First Amendment rights
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Legislation was passed that increased the power of the state governments
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Legislation was passed that limited the power of the president during wartime.
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Legislation was passed that expanded voting rights to newly immigrated citizens
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Detailed explanation-1: -These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the president to deport “aliens, ” and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.
Detailed explanation-2: -A series of laws known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement is true about the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798? They were an attempt by Republicans to silence their critics. The Sedition Act empowered the federal government to prosecute any public assembly or publication that criticized the government, without allowing for trials by jury for those prosecuted.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under the act, it was illegal to: incite disloyalty within the military; use in speech or written form any language that was disloyal to the government, the Constitution, the military, or the flag; advocate strikes on labor production; promote principles that were in violation of the act; or.