Which of the following is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?
A. The state governments refused to enforce it.
B. The Act prohibited malicious newspaper stories about the president.
C. Thomas Jefferson strongly supported it.
D. The Supreme Court ruled the Act unconstitutional.
E. The Senate voted it down, while the House passed it.
Answer: B
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