Congress 1798

STOP THAT BAD MOUTH!

·      Alien and Sedition Acts

Alien Act – immigrants could get shipped out of the country if they were considered dangerous

Sedition Act- You can’t write anything that is against or not true about U.S. government

(Adams hated being talked about as  did Abigail)

Jefferson is not happy-“this is unconstitutional”

·       Madison and Jefferson get back at Adams: WRITE:

1.     Kentucky Resolution – Jefferson

2.    Virginia Resolution – Madison

Argued:  The Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional- Against 1^st Amendment

·       States can judge the constitutionality of a national law

Court

·      Appointed John Marshall chief justice of the Supreme Court

·      Judiciary Act passed- Adams got more judges

·      Adams had midnight appointments – before  he left appointed Federalist judges

WAR

·       Britain VS. France

·       Neutral USA

·       France mad – captured ships

·       England mad

·      Treaty with France 1799