How did the alien and sedition acts affect the election of 1800?

> thomas jefferson broke the law under the acts and lost votes.

> john adams lost support because the acts were unpopular.

> aaron burr used the acts to be placed on the ballot.

> charles cotesworth pinckney ran as an opponent of the acts.

John Adams lost votes because the Alien and Sedition Acts were unpopular which caused more people to not agree with his views on restricting the opposite party (IMMIGRANTS) from being able to vote.

he didn't think it was ethically wrong. he thought it was not going to work and it was not going to be of any assistance. he wrote about that in his memoirs.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.