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What was the Federalists point of view on the Alien and Sedition acts of 1798? - heygirlhey - 11-19-2012 02:43 AM
i need to know their point of view on the acts! how did they feel about the acts?
- George S - 11-19-2012 02:51 AM
The Federalists created them. They were unconstitutional acts to stop the outrageous mud-slinging campaigns against them from the Democratic-Republican Party (now called Democratic Party but it was true-liberal then, not socialist like today -- See below).
The alien part was to restrict immigrants from voting for fourteen years. Most immigrants flowing in were farmers and tradesmen, and those favored the Democratic-Republicans. Bankers and Merchants favored the Federalists.
Liberalism advocates: individual freedom, weak government, and free markets. Conservatism advocates: moral responsibility, strong government, and protected markets. Socialism advocates: social responsibility, omnipotent government, and controlled markets.