Whatdo you understand by Sedition act of 1803 ?
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1.This act allowed the government to arrest any person without of being a fair trial in the court who was seen protesting the British authority. 2. It was an arbitrary use of power by British as they were authorised to arrest any person who has been seen as stirring up a rebellion. 3. People were arrested and were kept in prisons without a trial.
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Under the Sedition Act, anyone who publicly criticized the president or the government faced fines and imprisonment. The laws expired when Jefferson became President. ... In this 1803 case, Marshall established the function of judicial review, the power of the Supreme Court to r
......eview laws and declare them unconstitutional.
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