The goal of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to limit criticisms of the government. After Adams and Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, Americans could be fined or imprisoned for speaking out against the government.
Reconstruction is one reason. With the war over many people still thought the south had no right to succeed and many didn’t want anything to do with them.
The two most significant controversial domestic issues facing Americans during the early part of the 1970s were <span>the Supreme Court ruling ofRoe. V. Wade and the relaxation of immigration laws.</span>
