How did the alien and sedition acts interfere with the lives of people living in the united states?
Which time and which parts? Several parts of the acts have always been found to be perfectly constitutional and the sedition section has been re-enacted during WWI under the so-called progressive Democrat Woodrow Wilson. There were actually four separate laws making up what is commonly referred to as the “Alien and Sedition files ” 1. The Naturalization Act (officially An Act to Establish a Uniform Rule of Naturalization) extended the duration of residence required for aliens to become citizens to 14 years. Enacted June 18, 1798, with no expiration date, it was repealed in 1802. 2. The Alien Friends Act (officially An Act Concerning Aliens) authorized the president to deport any resident alien considered “dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States.” “The Naturalization and Alien acts of 1798 were aimed largely at Irish immigrants and French refugees critical of the Adams administration”.[citation needed] Enacted June 25, 1798, with a two year expiration date. 3. The Alien E
