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Many argued that the Sedition Act violated the First Amendment, which stated that âCongress shall make no law â¦ abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.â Those who defended the Sedition Act argued that the Bill of Rights prevented Congress only from make laws that created a âprior restraintâ on
Alien and Sedition Acts. Passed by the Federalists during an undeclared naval war with France. They were signed into law by President John Adams. Proponents claimed the Acts were designed to protect the United States from alien citizens of enemy powers and to prevent seditious attacks from weakening the government.