In which TWO ways did the Alien and Sedition Acts help the Federalist Party control national politics?(2 points)

Question

by making it harder for immigrants to participate in the political process

by limiting the ability of the states to challenge federal authority

by restricting people's ability to criticize the government

by empowering the president to remove members of the Supreme Court

by prohibiting the formation of any new political parties

Answer 1

The Alien and Sedition Acts helped the Federalist Party control national politics in the following TWO ways:

1. by making it harder for immigrants to participate in the political process - The Acts targeted immigrants, who tended to support the Democratic-Republican Party, making it more difficult for them to gain citizenship and vote.

2. by restricting people's ability to criticize the government - The Sedition Act specifically limited freedom of speech by making it illegal to criticize the government, helping to suppress opposition to the Federalist Party.