Sedition

The Federalist Party was first founded in the early 1790’s and it lasted until the 1820’s. They eventually merged into the National Republican Party. The majority of the Founding Fathers were Federalists, including people such as: Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. The Federalist Party formed in response to the need for a strong central government they felt was necessary when drafting and ratifying the Constitution. After the Constitution was ratified, they Federalist’s remained largely in…

In 1788, Alexander Hamilton convinced New Yorkers to approve and ratify the U.S constitution. George Washington, the very first president of the United States, was in office from 1789-1797. The Whiskey Rebellion, one of the most important rebellions during his presidency, led to the Militia Act of 1792. The second president of the United States was John Adams (1797-1801). By the time he took office, Britain and France were in war and this had an effect in the trade of America. In order to fix…

Tayler Money October 11, 2015 United States History to 1877 Exam 2 Essay Question Federalists and Republicans Despite George Washington's warnings two distinct political parties had developed by the end of the 18th century. With the aid of French Revolution, Hamilton’s economic plan and the Jay Treaty the two rival parties began to show their faces. The two parties took on labels of the Federalist and the Republicans. As they began to grow you can see how they took shape from ideas, leadership…

constitution differed, which led to the argument involving The Sedition Act of 1798. The sedition act forbade any form of written document that include malicious remarks regarding the president or the government. Congressman John Adam, a federalist, made the statement defending it did not violate the First Amendment. “The freedom of the press and opinion was never understood to give the right of publishing falsehood and slander, nor of exciting sedition, insurrection and Slaughter.” So George…

Partisan Politics occurs when one political party does not agree with another political party and is unwilling to compromise his political beliefs. The year 1790 was the birth year of partisan politics in the United States just as Washington’s presidency was coming to a close. The two factions emerging would be the Federalists in support of Alexander Hamilton and those opposing were the Democratic-Republicans that were led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The Federalists believed in a…

president for seven year. Adam belong to the Federalist Party. However, Thomas Jefferson served as vice president and also belonged to the Republican Party. Jefferson always criticized Adam policies in the Republican Newspapers. Adam passed the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798. The law was set up to place a limits on freedom of speech and the press (page 52). The Federalists believed the Republicans was hurting the young republic. The Republicans charge Adam with violating their First Amendment…

collapsed. The church was attacked because it violated freedom of religion and freedom of speech. So a reaction from the citizens is Louis XVI the king in 1793 was beheaded. This isolate spread from proclamation in the past. Then we till struggle because sedition act was a direct slap at the freedom…

which comes with a severe punishment for an individual in the Armed Services but, this type of action holds no merit for a civilian in a civilian court. Another situation that would be an offense for a military member and not a civilian is sedition. Sedition is a…

diplomat unless they paid $250,000.The Americans would not pay that money the result was undeclared war between the two countries, and this incident led to the QUASI-WAR. c Alien and Sedition Acts The Alien means a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization. The Sedition means…

The Alien and Sedition Acts proves that statement. The Sedition Act was, “Any persons...oppose the government shall be guilty of a crime.” The Alien Act was that, “Someone could be arrested or deported if they’re from a country the U.S. is at war with.” This act violated the 1st Amendment…