The Sedition Act of 1798

question 104

Multiple Choice

The Sedition Act of 1798

• A) targeted recent arrivals to the United States.
• B) led to the jailing of Federalist editors.
• C) was more stringent and oppressive than similar laws in Europe.
• D) led Jefferson to argue that states, not the federal government, could punish seditious speech.
• E) was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court two years later.

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