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As One of Four National Defense Acts Passed by Congress

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As one of four national defense acts passed by Congress in 1798, what was the effect of the Alien Enemies Act?


A) It allowed the president to declare a disloyal citizen as an alien enemy, to strip the citizen of his rights, and to deport the individual.
B) It declared as enemies any undocumented aliens in the United States at the time of passage.
C) Enacted during a time of increasing tensions between the United States and France, it allowed the president during wartime to arrest and imprison aliens subject to an enemy power.
D) It declared that any illegal alien was an outlaw and subject to martial law.
E) It created and extended constitutional protections for aliens in the United States.

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