A) by prohibiting the formation of any new political parties.
B) by restricting people's ability to criticize the government.
C) by making it harder for immigrants to participate in the political process.
D) by limiting the ability of the states to challenge federal authority.
E) by empowering the president to remove members of the Supreme Court.
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B) by restricting people's ability to criticize the government.
C) by making it harder for immigrants to participate in the political process.
The Alien and Sedition Acts were enacted in part to suppress dissent and limit opposition from those who were critical of the Federalist government, including immigrants who were often supporters of the opposing Republican Party.
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