Which of the following were controversial measures passed through Congress and 1798 select all that apply

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Which of the following were controversial measures passed through Congress and 1798 select all that apply

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The controversial measures passed through Congress in 1798 are the Naturalization Act and the Alien Act

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The Naturalization Act that was signed by President John Adams which increased the period required by the law for immigrants to attain full American citizenship from 5 years to 14 years. The Alien and Sedition Act were among the four laws passed in 1798 to restrict activities of immigrants in the U. S and limit their freedom of press and speech.