For a brief period during the administration of President John Adams, the national government sought to suppress public criticism through enforcement of the __________, passed by Congress in 1798.

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The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President John Adams. The Sedition Act, one of the four acts that made up the Alien and Sedition Acts, made it a crime to criticize the federal government or its officials. This was an attempt to suppress public criticism and dissent.

For a Brief Period During the Administration of President John