What Were the Four Laws That Are Generally Called the Alien

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Essay

What were the four laws that are generally called the Alien and Sedition Acts? Why were they passed, and what were their provisions? What was the reaction to them?

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Definitions:

Ordinary Proxy

A standard proxy that grants another individual the right to vote shares on behalf of the shareholder at a company's annual meeting.

Model Business Corporation Act

A set of model laws prepared to provide a standard for the governance of corporations, which individual states may adopt or modify.

Voting

The act of expressing a choice or decision in an election or other formal decision-making process.

Straight Voting

A method of voting in corporate elections where shareholders must assign all of their votes to one candidate for each vacancy.