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    Navy and bad decisions like the Alien and Sedition Act. Thing he helped with and did more with include XYZ Affair‚ Foreign Affairs‚ and more. The XYZ Affair is a mistake that occurred between the U.S. and France in 1797. Foreign Affairs are matters having to do with international relationships. John Adams was the six best president because he was against slavery‚ an outstanding wise political person and faced America’s first problems. The Alien and Sedition Acts are contracts passed by the government

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    S. territories. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband‚ competition‚ the spectrum‚ the media‚ public safety and homeland security. (Federal Communications Commission) In 1798‚ President John Adams signed into law the Alien and Sedition Acts. The United States set out punishments of up to two years ’ imprisonment for opposing or resisting any law of the United States or writing or publishing false‚ scandalous‚ and malicious writing. Today there are many more different types of censorship

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    Washington’s Presidency- unanimously voted first president‚ took office April 30‚ 1789‚ Constitution and system of Checks and Balances in effect‚ congress head of legislative branch‚ president head of executive and Supreme Court top of judicial branch Hamilton’s Financial Problem- government unstable finances‚ Alexander Hamilton (secretary of treasury) proposed 1) pay off national debt and have federal govern. assume war debts of states 2) protect new industries and higher taxes on imports 3)

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    D5 The Federalist era‚ spanned from 1789 to 1801‚ which was an extremely pivotal period in American history. This period was marked by many significant political‚ economic and social developments. Which helped improve and shape the United States of America‚ government structure and power structure. One of the pivotal periods in the Federalist era was the establishment of the cabinet system which occurred in 1789. The United States established the cabinet system in the Constitution‚ cabinet members

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    When Washington took the office of President in 1789 the prevailing mindset of the founders was that political harmony would guarantee freedom and should be maintained‚ but despite the initial wishes the following decade produced such heated debate on the best course for the new government that it became known as the “age of passions.” These debates reached the people as the struggle to gain power came at the cost of the first protection of the Bill of Rights‚ the freedom of speech. The Federalist

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    Despite their different views of the government and the economy‚ Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were two great leaders in United States history. Throughout their political lives‚ they never stopped debating and representing what they believed in. People disagreeing with the government and the government’s different views on issues led to the rise of political parties in the 1790’s. Thomas Jefferson spoke out in the early 90’s with a strict interpretation of the Constitution and his views

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    Political Party: Federalist Domestic: Naturalization Act Alien‚ Alien Enemies Act Sedition Act Foreign: XYZ affair Remained neutral in French revolution Biggest Achievement: Kept US out of the French revolution Biggest Failure: Passed the sedition Acts 3rd President Thomas Jefferson Dates: 1801-1809 Party: democratic-republican Domestic Repealed Alien and Sedition Acts Removed direct tax of 1798 Foreign Won Barbary wars Louisiana purchase Biggest Achievement:

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    Freedom Of Speech‚ Assembly And Association Article 10 of the Constitution of Malaysia guarantees Malaysian citizens the right to freedom of speech‚ freedom of assembly and freedom of association but such freedom and rights are not absolute‚ unlike the First Amendment in the United States Constitution. Subject to Clauses (2)‚ (3) and (4)‚ under Article10 all citizens have the right to:- freedom of speech and expression; assemble peaceably and without arms;  form associations. Experts such

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    important political statements in favor of states’ rights written secretly by Vice President Thomas Jefferson (who would later become president) and James Madison in 1798. They were passed by the two states in opposition to the federal Alien and Sedition Acts. Though often mentioned as a pair in modern historical discussions‚ they were actually two separate documents. The Kentucky Resolutions were written by Jefferson and passed by the state legislature on November 16‚ 1798‚ with one more being passed

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    president in the late 1700’s‚ he was a member of the Federalist Party. Federalists were already worried that the inundation of French into the country could become a powerful voting block since Adams and other federalist were Pro-British. The alien and sedition Acts were passed by the federalist controlled congress to deal with such a problem. The

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