Which Statement About the Sedition Act of 1798 Is True

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the Sedition Act of 1798 is true?

• A) It was passed to silence editorials encouraging the country to take part in a pending war.
• B) It was used to prosecute newspapers that criticized the political party that controlled the presidency and Congress.
• C) It was renewed over and over again by several presidents after Adams.
• D) No U.S. governments after 1801 again tried to limit dissent about a war by passing a law making it a crime.
• E) Its excesses actually helped bolster public support for taking rights away from a free press.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Interference

A cognitive phenomenon where new information interferes with the ability to recall older information.

Consolidation Problems

Difficulties in the process of stabilizing a memory trace after the initial acquisition.

Proactive Interference

The difficulty in learning new information because of the interfering effects of previously learned information.

Memory

The cognitive process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed, framing an essential part of the learning process.