Thomas Jefferson, 1798
“They have brought into the lower house a sedition
bill, which . . . undertakes to make printing certain
matters criminal. . . . Indeed this bill and the alien bill
both are so [against] the Constitution as to show they
mean to pay no respect to it.”

What are the “certain matters” that Jefferson is referring to in this quote?
a.
printing newspaper editorials in favor of the French Revolution
b.
printing bonds
c.
printing more money
d.
printing criticism of the government

Question

Thomas Jefferson, 1798
“They have brought into the lower house a sedition
bill, which . . . undertakes to make printing certain
matters criminal. . . . Indeed this bill and the alien bill
both are so [against] the Constitution as to show they
mean to pay no respect to it.”

What are the “certain matters” that Jefferson is referring to in this quote?
a.
printing newspaper editorials in favor of the French Revolution
b.
printing bonds
c.
printing more money
d.
printing criticism of the government

nurali · Answer

i think printing bonds

anonymous · Answer

It is D i know it. I did a Quiz with this Question and the answer was D (FYI i got 96% correct including this question which was correct the answer is d)