1. Disagreements between Federalists and Jeffersonians
... Z correspondence (Miller, J). The first of the Alien and Sedition Acts was aimed at pro-Jeffersonian "aliens." Because most European immigrants lacked wealth, they were looked down upon by the aristocratic Federalists. The Federalist congress decided to raise the residence requirements for aliens to become citizens from five years to an unreasonable fourteen years. This outrageous law clearly violated the American tradition ... decision on the question of its constitutionality was a responsibility assumed by the Supreme Court. The Alien and Sedition Acts only lasted for a short time and i...
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