Question

(ssush 6b) For which TWO reasons was

the Sedition Act opposed by many
people in the U.S?
Select all correct options (MSQ)
They believed that the Act was an
infringement on the Bill of Rights.
They believed that the Act would weaken the
U.S. military.
They believed that the Act would allow the
spread of slavery into new territories.
They believed that the Act would hurt the U.S.
economy.
They believed that the Act would allow the
Federalist Party to suppress opposition.

Answer 1

The Sedition Act of 1798 was opposed for infringing on the Bill of Rights and allowing the Federalist Party to suppress opposition.

Therefore, the correct options are:

They believed that the Act was an infringement on the Bill of Rights.

They believed that the Act would allow the Federalist Party to suppress opposition.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States.

The Sedition Act made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government. The laws were directed against Democratic-Republicans, the party typically favored by new citizens.

The Sedition Act did not extend enforcement to speech about the Vice President, as then-incumbent Thomas Jefferson was a political opponent of the Federalist-controlled Congress.

This act was allowed to expire in 1800, and its enactment is credited with helping Jefferson win the presidential election that year.

The Sedition Act of 1798 was opposed by many people in the U.S for two main reasons:

1. They believed that the Act was an infringement on the Bill of Rights.
2. They believed that the Act would allow the Federalist Party to suppress opposition.