Federalists bills
bills passed by the Federalists
the alien and sedition was signed by adams which let the federalists control congress as america prepared for war with france and the the kentucky resolution was secretly authored by Thomas Jefferson in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts these acts were passed by congress in 1798 in preparation for an anticipated war with france and the laws were purported to strengthen national security, but critics argued that they were primarily an attempt to suppress voters who disagreed with the Federalist party
John Adams on the Alien & Sedition Acts