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a) they seemingly violated the First Amendment only a few years after it was ratified; b) they contributed to the popular mood that helped elect Thomas Jefferson to the presidency; c) they were never used to prosecute Federalists; d) the Supreme Court did not rule on their constitutionality while they were in effect; e) all of these.


E

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