History of the Federal Judiciary


History of the Federal Judiciary


  The Sedition Act Trials
Teaching activities

      Congressional Debate on the Sedition Bill —
          A Primary Source Activity
     
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      The Combined Trial of Lyon, Cooper, and Callender —
          A Simulation Activity
     
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      The Sedition Act of 1798 and the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918 —
          A Comparative Activity
     
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      The Sedition Act and Civil Liberties —
           A Document-Based Question
     
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