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The 22nd Amendment, which established term limits for the Presidency of the United States, passed with some bipartisan support.
'Lend-Lease' saw the United States send military hardware, oil, and food to foreign allies during World War 2
Under the direction of President John Adams, the Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1798, which made it a criminal offence to publish statements critical of the federal government. The first individual to be tried under the law was Rep. Matthew Lyon, who unsurprisingly had voted against its passage. Lyon was re-elected from jail.
