As One of Four National Defense Acts Passed by Congress

question 3

Multiple Choice

As one of four national defense acts passed by Congress in 1798, what was the effect of the Alien Enemies Act?

• A) It allowed the president to declare a disloyal citizen as an alien enemy, to strip the citizen of his rights, and to deport the individual.
• B) It declared as enemies any undocumented aliens in the United States at the time of passage.
• C) Enacted during a time of increasing tensions between the United States and France, it allowed the president during wartime to arrest and imprison aliens subject to an enemy power.
• D) It declared that any illegal alien was an outlaw and subject to martial law.
• E) It created and extended constitutional protections for aliens in the United States.

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