Why did the Federalist Congress pass the Sedition Act in 1798? A.
to ban immigrants from voting in the presidential election
B.
to deport European immigrants from the country
C.
to ban people from publicly criticizing the government
D.
to stop people from establishing another political party

the answer is c.

i hope this .

the punishment for breaking the law would depend on the conditions or the seriousness of the law being broken, if he or she breaks the law while doing some great discovery or invention then it would classify as a scientific fraud. there are other words to describe the crime but scientific fraud would be the harshest one.