sedition
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John Adams pushed Congress in 1798 to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts, measures that allowed the government to deport and otherwise persecute critics of the administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
So the Congress enacted a series of four laws, commonly known as the Alien and Sedition Acts.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2025
The law is the only survivor of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
He also faces multiple charges under other national security laws like Sedition and the Computer Crimes Act, and has already spent several months in prison.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023
In fact, the Virginia Resolutions described the Alien and Sedition Acts as “alarming infractions” of the Constitution that violated the free speech guarantees of the First Amendment.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing sedition
American History I
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