Question

1. if the alien and sedition acts remain law, these are some of the consequences for the country

the federal government would be able to decide that anything is a crime, and the federal government would be able to decide that crime should be punished. this would happen even if the constitution does not give the federal government that right.
a single person, such as the president, would have a great deal of power. he would act as the accuser, the judge, and the jury. this would put enormous power in the hands of a single person.

1. complete the text.
2. representing the democratic - republican viewpoint, thomas jefferson argued that the alien and sedition acts would give ____ powers that the constitution did not allow. jefferson also argued that the alien and sedition acts would put too much power in the hands of ____.

juries of the people foreign leaders
the federal government the president
the state governments congress

Explanation:

1. For the first blank: From the passage, it says the federal government would be able to decide things the Constitution didn't give it the right to, so the Alien and Sedition Acts would give "the federal government" powers the Constitution didn't allow.
2. For the second blank: The passage states a single person like the president would have too much power, so the second blank is "The president".

Answer:

First blank: the federal government
Second blank: The president