Diplomacy
-The requirement that aliens reside in the United States for 14 years before receiving citizenship was repealed by which of the following?
A)Alien and Sedition Act
B)Naturalization Act of 1802
C)14th Amendment
D)Wade-Davis Bill
E)Treaty of Ghent

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The Naturalization Act of 1802 repealed the Alien and Sedition Act, which had created the requirement for fourteen year residency before citizenship. Jefferson repealed the law, which had been designed to limit the political influence of French and Irish immigrants under John Adam's presidency. The passage and repeal of the Alien and Sedition Act marked the first of an ongoing debate about citizenship requirements, which would be modified throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Diplomacy -The Requirement That Aliens Reside in the United States for for 14