The Alen and Sedition Acts (1798)
A. gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism
B. were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress any public criticism
C. were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
D. gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any pbulic criticism, and were aggressively used by the Adams administration to that effect
E. were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress public criticism, until they were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
Answer: A. gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism