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Which laws authorized the president to arrest and deport immigrants who criticized the federal government and limited the free speech of Americans? a. The Speech Acts b. The Nav…

Which laws authorized the president to arrest and deport immigrants who criticized the federal government and limited the free speech of Americans? a. The Speech Acts b. The Nav…
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Which laws authorized the president to arrest and deport immigrants who criticized the federal government and limited the free speech of Americans?

a. The Speech Acts
b. The Navigation Acts
c. The Foreign Policy Acts
d. Alien and Sedition Acts

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It was the "d. Alien and Sedition Acts" that authorized the president to arrest and deport immigrants who criticized the federal government and limited the free speech of Americans, since the US was still new and "fragile" at this point. 
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