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What did John Adams do wrong or harmful in his Presidency?

April 26, 2017government Harmful john adams politics Presidency wrong

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What did John Adams do wrong or harmful in his Presidency?

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John Adams and the Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Acts — they imprisoned, fined and deported their critics. This was clearly a violation of the First Amendment. Reaction to this was part of the reason that Adams did not get reelected. Jackson did get reelected.