Naturalization Act

Examples of Naturalization Act in the following topics:

• Domestic Turmoil During the Adams Presidency

  • During the Quasi-War, Adams and Congress passed the Naturalization Act on June 18, 1798, as part of the broader Alien and Sedition Acts.
  • The Naturalization Act increased the residency requirement for immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the United States from five to fourteen years.
  • Rather than diminish the power of the opposing party, Federalists found that the Naturalization Act alienated their immigrant supporters, who began to turn toward the Democratic-Republicans.
  • These acts became a focal point for the Democratic-Republicans' election campaign in 1800.
  • The inquisitorial nature of the proceedings, with tax assessors going to each home and counting windows, aroused strong opposition from the population.

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were a series of laws that aimed to outlaw speech that was critical of the government.
  • The Naturalization Act repealed and replaced the Naturalization Act of 1795 and extended the duration of residence required for aliens to become citizens of the United States from five years to fourteen years.
  • Enacted July 6, 1798, and providing no expiration provision, the act remains intact today as Title 50 of U.S.
  • The most controversial arrest made under the Alien and Sedition Acts was of a member of Congress.
  • While the Alien and Sedition Acts were left largely unenforced after 1800, the Alien Act was later used to justify the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the Supreme Court was grappling with the constitutionality of the Sedition Acts as late as the 1960s.

• The Immigration Act of 1990

  • The Immigration Act of 1990 increased the number of immigrants permitted to enter the U.
  • The Immigration Act of 1990 was signed into law by President George H.
  • The Act increased total, overall immigration to allow 700,000 immigrants to come to the U.S. per year for the fiscal years '92–'94, and 675,000 per year after that.
  • The modifications removed homosexuality as grounds for exclusion from immigration, and the law provided for exceptions to the English testing process required for naturalization set forth by the Naturalization Act of 1906.
  • After the Immigration Act became law, the United States would admit 700,000 new immigrants annually, up from 500,000 before the bill's passage.

• The Coercive Acts

  • Many colonists, however, viewed the acts as an arbitrary violation of their rights.
  • The first of the acts passed in response to the Boston Tea Party was the Boston Port Act.
  • The Massachusetts Government Act provoked even more outrage than the Port Act because it unilaterally altered the government of Massachusetts to bring it under control of the British government.
  • Although many colonists found the Quartering Act objectionable, it generated the least amount of protest of the Coercive Acts.
  • Many colonists saw the Coercive Acts as a violation of their constitutional rights, their natural rights, and their colonial charters.

• Conclusion: The Consequences of the British Parliamentary Acts

  • Outrage over the act created a degree of unity among otherwise unconnected American colonists, giving them a chance to act together both politically and socially.
  • Colonists’ joy over the repeal of the Stamp Act did not last long.
  • Like the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts led many colonists to work together against what they perceived to be an unconstitutional measure.
  • The Tea Act of 1773 triggered a reaction with far more significant consequences than either the 1765 Stamp Act or the 1767 Townshend Acts.
  • The British responded by implementing the Coercive Acts, which were punitive in nature and meant to make an example of the colonies; and sending British troops to Boston to close Boston Harbor, causing tensions and resentments to escalate further.

• Roosevelt and Conservation

  • Of all Roosevelt's achievements, he was proudest of his work in conservation of natural resources, and extending Federal protection to land and wildlife.
  • Roosevelt was deeply committed to conserving natural resources, and historians largely consider him to be the nation's first conservation President.
  • He encouraged the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902 to promote federal construction of dams to irrigate small farms and placed 230 million acres under federal protection.
  • Roosevelt established the United States Forest Service, signed into law the creation of five National Parks, and signed the 1906 Antiquities Act, under which he proclaimed 18 new U.S.
  • In May 1908, Roosevelt sponsored the Conference of Governors held in the White House, with a focus on natural resources and their most efficient use.

• The Square Deal

  • Roosevelt's Square Deal focused on conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
  • His policies reflected three basic ideas: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
  • Roosevelt responded to public anger over the abuses in the food packing industry by pushing Congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
  • Roosevelt was deeply committed to conserving natural resources, and is considered to be the nation's first conservation President.
  • Roosevelt set aside more Federal land, national parks, and nature preserves than all of his predecessors combined.

• Swelling Protest

  • Following the Molasses, Sugar, and Quartering Acts, Parliament passed one of the most infamous pieces of legislation: the Stamp Act.
  • In addition to the specific protests of the Stamp Act taxes, it asserted that:
  • Public outrage over the Stamp Act was demonstrated most notably in Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.
  • The inter-communication afforded the colonies by the widespread nature of the Sons of Liberty allowed for decisive action against the later Townshend Act in 1768.
  • Samuel Adams was a leader in the colonial opposition of Stamp Act.

• Legislative Leadership

  • During his second term, Theodore Roosevelt embraced legislation aimed at conserving the natural environment.
  • During his second term, President Theodore Roosevelt embraced legislation aimed at conserving the natural environment.
  • Roosevelt was deeply committed to conserving natural resources, and historians largely consider him as the nation's first conservation president.
  • Roosevelt encouraged the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902 to promote federal construction of dams to irrigate small farms and placed 230 million acres (360,000 mi² or 930,000 km²) under federal protection.
  • Forest Service, oversaw the creation of five National Parks, and signed the 1906 Antiquities Act, which established 18 new U.S. national monuments.

• Judicial Review and Marbury v. Madison

  • During this month, Adams and the Federalist Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801.
  • The act also reduced the number of Supreme Court justices from six to five, effective upon the next vacancy in the Court.
  • Because the appointments were routine in nature, Marshall assumed that new Secretary of State James Madison would ensure their delivery.
  • The newly sworn-in Democratic-Republican seventh Congress immediately nullified the Judiciary Act of 1801 with their own Judiciary Act of 1802.
  • This new act reestablished that the judicial branch would once again operate under the dictates of the original Judiciary Act of 1789.