1. Disagreements between Federalists and Jeffersonians
The Alien and Sedition Acts enacted by the Federalists in 1798 as well as the Jeffersonians" response to this -- called the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, also in 1798, display the type of immaturity that was going on between the two political parties at the. ... The Jeffersonians viewed the Alien and Sedition Acts as a significant threat to free speech which is guaranteed by the Constitution. ... The Alien and Sedition Acts only lasted for a short time and it seems that the Federalists were trying to test the Jeffersonians" waters and in the process, distinguish themselves politicall...
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