CLEP US History I

Answer: B - The Naturalization Act of 1802 repealed the Alien and Sedition Act, which had created the requirement for fourteen year residency before citizenship. Jefferson repealed the law, which had been designed to limit the political influence of French and Irish immigrants under John Adam's presidency. The passage and repeal of the Alien and Sedition Act marked the first of an ongoing debate about citizenship requirements, which would be modified throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.