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Sedition Act

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Sedition Act: see Alien and Sedition Acts Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798, four laws enacted by the Federalist-controlled U.S. Congress, allegedly in response to the hostile actions of the French Revolutionary government on the seas and in the councils of diplomacy (see XYZ Affair ), but actually designed to
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Madison also led the opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts and served as Jefferson's secretary of state.
Labunski, Richard. James Madison and the struggle for the Bill of ... by Julian, Janet / Kliatt
entered World War I, was the first federal law since the Sedition Act to suppress speech criticizing the government.
When speaking out was a crime: freedom of speech during wartime has ... by Robbins, Jim / New York Times Upfront
Back during the 1790s under the Alien and Sedition Acts, then during the Civil War and again in World War I, the government prosecuted editors.
The reign of secrecy by Rothschild, Matthew / The Progressive
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