Which of the following acts punishes any person writing or stating anything false, scandalous, and malicious against the government, president, or Congress with the intent to defame or to bring any of these parties into disrepute or to excite . . . the hatred of the . . . people of the United States, or to stir up sedition?

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The Alien and Sedition Act punishes any person writing or stating anything false, scandalous, and malicious against the government, president, or Congress with the intent to defame or to bring any of these parties into disrepute or to excite . . . the hatred of the . . . people of the United States, or to stir up sedition.

Which of the Following Acts Punishes Any Person Writing or Stating