The Sedition Act of 1798

Multiple Choice

The Sedition Act of 1798

A) targeted recent arrivals to the United States.
B) led to the jailing of Federalist editors.
C) was more stringent and oppressive than similar laws in Europe.
D) led Jefferson to argue that states, not the federal government, could punish seditious speech.
E) was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court two years later.