Author Question: What did the Sedition Act do? A) It forbade any individual to oppose any law of the United ... (Read 35 times)

Ebrown · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

What did the Sedition Act do?

A) It forbade any individual to oppose any law of the United States.
B) It made it illegal to speak, write, or print any statement about the president that would put him into disrepute.
C) It was designed to be in effect for only three years.
D) It defined criminal activity so broadly that it blurred any real distinction between sedition and legitimate political discussion.
E) All of these choices

Question 2

What was the XYZ affair?

A) It was an incident where a British ship attacked and American naval vessel without warning.
B) It was an effort by the French to get the United States to pay a bribe before they would negotiate.
C) It was the first time that the United States tried to publish its own English dictionary.
D) It was an attempt by Thomas Jefferson to persuade undecided electors to vote for him.
E) It was the first scandal in American presidential history when George Washington was caught cheating on his income taxes.