Which act (s) made it a crime for anyone to publicly criticize the government or its officials?

A) Sedition Act

B) Alien Acts

C) Exclusion Act

D) Judiciary Act

The correct answer A

The Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials. There are also stipulations in martial law that would make protesting the government during wartime a criminal offense. So answer A.