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* "An Act Concerning Aliens" authorized imprisonment or deportation of "dangerous" non-citizens | * "An Act Concerning Aliens" authorized imprisonment or deportation of "dangerous" non-citizens | ||
* Sedition Act criminalized "false statements" critical of the federal government | * Sedition Act criminalized "false statements" critical of the federal government | ||
** outlawed publication of "false, scandalous and malicious writing" against the government | |||
* unpopularity leads to Democrat-Republican wins in 1800 elections | * unpopularity leads to Democrat-Republican wins in 1800 elections | ||