What are two events that caused Americans to become disillusioned with the Federal government during the first half of the '70s?
a scandal involving Spiro Agnew
the pardon of Richard Nixon
giving recognition to Red China
the election of Gerald Ford

What motive did the federalists have for pushing the alien act through congress in 1798? a. the new law made immigrants pay higher taxes, which the federalists hoped would be used to pay the national debt and fund the military. b. the new law denied immigrants the right to vote because many immigrants supported thomas jefferson and the republicans. c. the new law required business owners to hire illegal aliens who hated the liberal republicans. d. the new law made immigrants wait 14 years before becoming citizens, a move the federalists hoped would keep them from voting for years. select the best answer from the choices provided abcd