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Adams’s Presidency

Question 5 • HOPE Scholars- History Grade 8

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798

Answer
A
allowed the president to deport noncitizens considered dangerous.
B
allowed the president to ignore laws he believed unconstitutional.
C
made immigrants wait longer before becoming citizens.
D
made it a crime to criticize the federal government.

Explanation

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gave the president authority during wartime to detain or remove people from countries considered enemies of the United States. That matches choice A, allowing the president to deport noncitizens considered dangerous. The other choices describe powers or restrictions associated with different laws, not this act.

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