other consecutive number or combination of words‚ oral or written. The Malaysian Sedition Act 1948 disregards this vital prerequisite by substituting ‘intention’ with the idea of a ‘seditious tendency’. The Act clearly specifies‚ in section 3(3)‚ that the intention of an accused person is irrelevant if they committed an act which has a seditious tendency. Thus an individual who had no intention of committing sedition can be imprisoned for up to three years simply as a result of uttering something
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In 1798 Congress passed for bills known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. There were many controversies that developed around and because of these acts. The Alien Acts had three parts. The first part stated that you had to live on U.S. soil for at least fourteen years in oder to become a citizen. The second part stated that the President had power to deport all aliens that he thought dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States. The third part to this act stated that the United States could
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was a Virginia legislator who was known for his opposition to the Sedition Act of 1798. The Sedition Act was originally part of the Alien and Sedition Acts‚ which were passed at the anticipation of war between our nation and the French. These acts‚ particularly the Alien act were specifically aimed at the French immigrants who were waiting for their citizenships. Americans did not really care about those laws except for the Sedition Act. A lot of Republicans including George Hay opposed to this law
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In 1798‚ Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. This was a set of four laws‚ namely the Naturalization Act‚ The Alien Friends Act‚ the Alien Enemies Act‚ and the Sedition Act. The three alien acts were meant to manage perceived ‘dangerous’ foreigners in the build-up to a possible war with France while the Sedition Act sought to penalize anyone who spoke or published anything that the state considered offensive (Neuman 52). The various issues of debate that arose from the laws were due to the
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10/22/2013 APUSH Alien and Sedition Acts DBQ In June and July of 1798‚ the Alien and Sedition acts passed through congress‚ which created dispute between the Federalists and Republicans due to the four factors of Political Ideology‚ Domestic Policies‚ Constitutionality and Foreign Affairs. Political Ideology as the two disputing factions‚ the Federalists and Republicans fought profusely over the passing of these acts‚ one side in support‚ and the other against. Then Domestic Policies as these
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The Sedition Act of 1798 For the first few years of Constitutional government‚ under the leadership of George Washington‚ there was a unity‚ commonly called Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect of the Republican Party) acknowledged in describing the Republican form of government-- " And according to the degree of pleasure and pride we feel in being republicans‚ ought to be our zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of Federalists." Although legislators had
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The act of Sedition‚ defined as “a revolt or an incitement to revolt against established authority‚ usually in the form of Treason or Defamation against the government” dates back to the late 1500s. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides protection of free speech‚ therefore the number of seditious act actually prosecuted are rare. Yet‚ sedition remains a crime under 18 U.S. Code § 2384. This federal statute was created to punish seditious conspiracy and outlaw advocating the overthrow
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Espionage and Sedition Acts In times of war there are many different opinions expressed by the people of the country. Some people would support the decision of war‚ while some people would strongly agree with the concept of war. The question is‚ is there a limit to what is allowed and is not allowed when discussing opinions of war. In June 1917 Congress passed the Espionage Act‚ and in May 1918 it passed the Sedition Act. Under this act any individual could be fined up to $10‚000‚ and be sentenced
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The Sedition Act of 1918‚ was controversial and was developed for America’s best interest at the time. In my view point‚ the Sedition Act was needed to keep us safe in the United States. The Sedition act was imposed‚ to regulate and structure. During the 1900’s‚ the United States was struggling with a lot issues. For example‚ they had immigrants from different ethnicities and cultures‚ whom were adapting to the life in the United States. Not knowing what these immigrants were used to or what
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Alien and Sedition Act 1798 Carrie Ostrander HLS 300E: Administering Homeland Security Steve MacMartin 9 April 2013 Many people believe the fight to secure our homeland began after 9/11 but this is not entirely true. Although this is partially true as there have been many improvements to homeland security‚ the fight began years ago with multiple acts being passed that‚ unbeknownst at the time‚ were in reality related to securing our homeland. In 1798 Congress passed
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