1. What events led up to passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
2. Does it seem to you that in time of national emergency, such as the one described in this chapter, that some limits must be placed on freedom of speech? Do you think the Sedition Act, with its emphasis on false, scandalous, and malicious writings or speeches against members of the government, went too far in the direction of limiting freedom of speech guarantees in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
3. Do you think that Mathew Lyons should be convicted under the Sedition Act, or do you think his case just shows that the Federalists were out to prevent political opponents from expressing their views?

Hey the answer is the politics of the southern united states generally refers to the political landscape of the southern united states. due to the region's unique cultural and historical heritage, including slavery, the south has been involved in many political issues. some of these issues include states' rights, reconstruction, the civil rights movement and social conservatism. from the 1870s to the 1960s, the region was referred to as the solid south, due to their consistent support for democrats in all elective offices. as a result, its congressmen gained seniority across many terms, thus enabling them to control many congressional committees. in presidential politics, the south began to move away from national democratic loyalties with the dixiecrat movement of 1948 and the barry goldwater presidential campaign of 1964. among white southerners, democratic loyalties first fell away at the presidential level, followed much later at the state and local levels.