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Explain the controversy surrounding the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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Critics argued that they were primarily an attempt to suppress voters who disagreed with the Federalist party and its teachings, and violated the right of freedom of speech in the First Amendment. The Naturalization Act increased the residency requirement for American citizenship from five to fourteen years.

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