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    --both Acts were shaped out of fear --both acts wanted to abandon those parts of the Constitution that the creators felt needed to protect our government. --The Alien Enemies Act‚ forms a basis of the Patriot Act‚ permits the President to capture and deport all immigrants whose country was at war with us --both Acts were shaped out of fear --both acts wanted to abandon those parts of the Constitution that the creators felt needed to protect our government. --The Alien Enemies Act‚ forms

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    government funds. During the XYZ affair‚ the Federalists preferred to fight the French than to pay or negotiate‚ as the Republican position confirmed. The Federalists also agreed with and helped pass such laws as the Naturalization Act‚ the Alien Act‚ and the Sedition

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    The post-revolutionary war period of the Unites States saw the establishment of the first party system and an enlarging gap in viewpoints between the wealthy and the common man. One might argue that a political party develops in response to a series of controversial issues yet to a great extent the contradictory views of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over issues related to views of government‚ the role of government and social philosophy in foreign and domestic affairs‚ were primarily responsible

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    In 1798 the Alien and Sedition act was made. This act was completely against the constitution in all ways that you look at it. People might disagree because they did not want to many people coming into the country that could hurt it. I do agree with this but not every person that come to the country didn’t want to do bad things. Some people come to live a new lifestyle because their old country was not the best. This is why this act was one of the worst ones and should have never been made. Its

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    REPRINT Act 15 SEDITION ACT 1948 Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006 PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION ‚ MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 IN COLLABORATION WITH MALAYAN LAW JOURNAL SDN BHD AND PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD 2006 015e.fm Page 2 Monday‚ March 27‚ 2006 11:41 AM 2 SEDITION ACT 1948 First enacted … … … … … … 1948 (Ordinance No. 14 of 1948) Revised … … … … … 1969 (Act 15 w.e

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    Many people wonder what makes a person become president? A truly complicated question like that is hard to follow with bare facts. There are so many different personality traits and social events that can alter how people look at other people‚ therefore outcome for a presidency election can go either way. This essay will try to establish ideas for a suitable president by comparing and contrasting two presidents together. The two presidents are George Washington and John Adams. Two man that come from

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    from government involvement and would find the Sedition Act of 1798 to be unreasonable. Though the basic content is there‚ the newer version of the amendment allows the government to make laws that limit speech and press. It states that the government cannot make laws to reduce the freedom of speech and press. However‚ currently the government is able to apply consequences to certain cases such as the distribution of obscene material. One

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    Did the Alien and Sedition Acts Violate the U.S. Constitution? By Aubri Chaney The Alien and Sedition Acts were a Federalist-controlled Congress that passed four laws. The first law passed was the Naturalization Act‚ the second law was the Alien Friends Act‚ the third law was the Alien Enemies Act‚ and finally the last law was the Sedition Act. Jefferson (Republicans) were in favor of extending the naturalization period for immigrants‚ whereas Federalists were opposed. Federalists believed immigrants

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    2.0 WHY MALAYSIAN NEED SEDITION ACTS? : To curb elements that caused disunity. “The Act is still relevant and necessary to curb the action of some people who are out to create chaos and disunity among society. Keeping the act is not for the interest of certain parties including BN but it would be able to prevent some people from playing up issues on religion‚ race and the institution of Malay rulers‚” said Selangor opposition leader Datuk Mohd Shamsuddin Lias in a meeting at the lobby of the Selangor

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    Sedition Act 1948

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    1.0 Introduction In this Act‚ Government means the Government of Malaysia and of any State in Malaysia. Publication includes all written or printed matter and everything whether of a nature similar to written or printed matter or not containing any visible representation or by its form‚ shape or in any other manner capable of suggesting words or ideas‚ and every copy and reproduction or substantial reproduction of any publication. Ruler means the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua

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