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The Alien and Sedition Acts passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress and signed by President John Adams in 1798. The Acts made it harder for immigrants to become citizens and restricted speech critical of the government. Several newspaper editors were prosecuted under the Sedition Act for criticizing Adams and his administration. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison strongly opposed the Acts in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, arguing they violated civil liberties. While the Acts expired after Adams
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