MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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that states COULD NOT challenge the national government
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that states COULD challenge the national government
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamilton, leader of the Federalist Party, advocated commerce and expansive government while Jefferson and Madison, leading the Anti-Administration faction, advocated agriculture and limited government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson gradually assumed leadership of the Republicans, who sympathized with the revolutionary cause in France. Attacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rather than asserting the principles of free speech and civil protections for aliens not charged with crimes, Jefferson and Madison argued that the power to pass such acts was not properly delegated to the national government by the states.
Detailed explanation-4: -He felt the government should be set up with a system of checks and balances so no branch had greater power over the other. Madison also suggested that governors and judges have enhanced roles in government in order to help manage the state legislatures.