How did the Alien and Sedition Acts divide American political parties?

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Democratic Republicans supported the acts. Federalists opposed them.
Democratic Republicans supported the acts. Federalists opposed them.

Federalists supported the acts. Democratic Republicans opposed them.
Federalists supported the acts. Democratic Republicans opposed them.

Federalists supported the Alien Act, but not the Sedition Act.
Federalists supported the Alien Act, but not the Sedition Act.

Democratic Republicans supported the Sedition Act, but not the Alien Act.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Federalists supported the acts. Democratic Republicans opposed them.

The Alien and Sedition Acts, enacted in 1798, were supported by the Federalists under President John Adams, while the Democratic-Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson, opposed the measures, viewing them as infringements on individual liberties and political dissent.