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Which two acts were criticized as unconstitutional during John Adams presidential term

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These were the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Alien

  • allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens who were deemed dangerous

Sedition

  • criminalized making false statements that were critical of the federal government

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