Jefferson's Primary Objection to the Sedition Act of 1798 Was

question 58

Multiple Choice

Jefferson's primary objection to the Sedition Act of 1798 was that it

• A) resulted in federal, not state, prosecutions.
• B) was enforced only against Federalist editors and authors.
• C) was enforced against newspapers but not books.
• D) was rarely enforced at all.
• E) was only enforced in Virginia.

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Definitions:

Piaget's Concept

A theory developed by Jean Piaget that describes the cognitive development of children in four stages from birth to adolescence.

Characteristics

Distinctive traits or features that identify and differentiate individuals, objects, or concepts.

Accommodation

Accommodation in psychology refers to the cognitive process of adjusting one's existing schemas, perceptions, and understanding to incorporate new information.

Piaget

A psychologist from Switzerland recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of child development, especially his cognitive development theory which explains the process by which children develop a mental representation of the world.