The Sedition Act

question 73

Multiple Choice

The Sedition Act

• A) threatened freedom of speech and the press.
• B) established a federal bureau of investigation.
• C) lengthened naturalization requirements for new citizens.
• D) was never enforced.
• E) was held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

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