MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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They claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts violated the Constitution and the Kentucky Resolution said states could nullify federal laws they considered unconstitutional.
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They claimed that the 4th Amendment was null and void.
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They claimed that tariffs would raise money for the government and protect American industries from foreign industries.
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They claimed that the Court can survey new lands and townships in the Louisiana Territory.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The resolutions argued that the states had the right and the duty to declare unconstitutional those acts of Congress that the Constitution did not authorize. In doing so, they argued for states’ rights and strict construction of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Drafted in secret by future Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the resolutions condemned the Alien and Sedition Acts as unconstitutional and claimed that because these acts overstepped federal authority under the Constitution, they were null and void.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions stated that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. They helped establish the practice of being able to declare acts of federal government as unconstitutional. They set the precedent that states could nullify unfair acts of the federal government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, initially drafted by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, respectively, were issued by the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures in response to the federal Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.
Detailed explanation-5: -In what ways does the resolution claim the Alien and Sedition Acts violate the principles of “free government?” Foreigners were limited to freedom of speech and press which is against the first amendment.