(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) When John Adams ...

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

On this day in 1798, the enactment of the Sedition Act made it a crime to publish “false, scandalous and malicious writing” against the government or its officials.

On this day in 1798, a Federalist-dominated Congress approved the first of four bills known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. They were signed into law by President John Adams, sparking fierce ...

President John Adams hoped the law On this day, July 14, in 1798, the Sedition Act became law in the United States, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious ...

When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new experiment in government and a bi. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.