Two of them expired within three years, leading to angry debates over their political motivation.  
One of them resulted in the arrest of both Vermont congressman Matthew Lyon and Benjamin Bache.  Two of them expired within three years, leading to angry debates over their political motivation.  Allegedly a response to a possible war with France sparked by the XYZ affair, one of them increased the naturalization period and another empowered the President to deport persons considered a threat to the national government.  Opposition to this series of four acts prompted the passage of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions.  FTP, name this Federalist legislation aimed at curbing Democratic criticisms of John Adams's presidency.
One of them resulted in the arrest of both Vermont congressman Matthew Lyon and Benjamin Bache.  
Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 (prompt on partial answer)