Alien and Sedition Acts Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Alien and Sedition Acts? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What did the Naturalization Act of 1798 increase the number of years from when an immigrant had to announce they wanted to be a citizen until they could be one?
Three years
Three years for alien friends, six years for alien enemies
Five years
Fourteen years
Q. In the Alien Enemies Act, what was the age a person had to be before the president could summarily imprison or deport them?
No set age, but the act specified they should be "aged like a fine wine."
12
14
18
Q. According to the Alien Friends Act, what did the president need to deport someone from a friendly country?
Reasonable grounds they were up to something.
Probable cause they were committing a crime.
Material evidence they had already committed a crime.
A secret decoder ring.
Q. Which First Amendment Rights did the Sedition Act alter or suspend?
Freedom of religion, speech, and redress of grievances
Freedom of speech, assembly, and redress of grievances
Freedom to be you and me
Freedom of speech, press, and assembly
Q. Which is the only Alien and Sedition Act that allows trial by jury?
Alien Enemies Act
Space Invaders Act
Sedition Act
Alien Friends Act