Only a few years after the ratification of the First Amendment,Congress passed the ______ which punished those who spoke out against the government and was later declared unconstitutional.

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The Sedition Act was passed by Congress in 1798, just a few years after the ratification of the First Amendment. The Act made it illegal to speak out against the government and imposed fines and imprisonment for those who did so. The Act was widely criticized for violating the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech and press, and was later declared unconstitutional. The Patriot Act and Tenth Amendment are not relevant to this question.

Only a Few Years After the Ratification of the First