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  2. Alien and Sedition Acts - Wikipedia

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    The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. [a] The Naturalization Act of 1798 increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act of 1798 allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gave the president additional powers to detain non ...

  3. Extraterrestrials in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Cryptids. Other name (s) Aliens, space aliens. An extraterrestrial or alien is a lifeform that did not originate on Earth. The word extraterrestrial means "outside Earth". Extraterrestrials are a common theme in modern science-fiction, and also appeared in much earlier works such as the second-century parody True History [1] by Lucian of Samosata.

  4. AP English Language and Composition - Wikipedia

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    Course. AP English Language and Composition is a course in the study of rhetoric taken in high school. Many schools offer this course primarily to juniors and the AP English Literature and Composition course to seniors. Other schools reverse the order, and some offer both courses to both juniors and seniors.

  5. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions - Wikipedia

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    James Madison. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799 in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. The resolutions argued that the states had the right and the duty to declare unconstitutional those acts of ...

  6. AP English Literature and Composition - Wikipedia

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    Physics C (discontinued 1973) Russian Language and Culture (discontinued 2010) v. t. e. Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination offered by the College Board [1] as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United States.

  7. Opinion - Will the Alien Enemies Act make a comeback in a ...

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    The Alien Enemies Act was used to during World War II to arrest and detain in internment camps or military facilities more than 30,000 suspected enemy aliens in the U.S. from Italy and Nazi ...

  8. Freedom of speech in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of speech, also called free speech, means the free and public expression of opinions without censorship, interference and restraint by the government [1][2][3][4] The term "freedom of speech" embedded in the First Amendment encompasses the decision what to say as well as what not to say. [5] The Supreme Court of the United States has ...

  9. The Philosophy of Composition - Wikipedia

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    The Philosophy of Composition. " The Philosophy of Composition " is an 1846 essay written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. He concludes that length, "unity of effect" and a logical method are important considerations for good writing.