MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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decline of the Federalist Party’s control of Congress and the presidency.
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demand for and eventual ratification of the Twelfth Amendment.
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claim that states had the right to determine the constitutionality of a law.
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increase in voters who would vote for the Democratic Republicans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Federalists believed that Democratic-Republican criticism of Federalist policies was disloyal and feared that aliens living in the United States would sympathize with the French during a war. As a result, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws, known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Detailed explanation-2: -On these bases, Virginia’s resolution, penned by Madison, declared that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional and that measures should be taken by all states to retain their reserved powers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Legacy of Alien and Sedition Acts In the end, widespread anger over the Alien and Sedition Acts fueled Jefferson’s victory over Adams in the bitterly contested 1800 presidential election, and their passage is widely considered to be one of the biggest mistakes of Adams’ presidency.