MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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treason
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diplomats
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states’ rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 argued that each individual state has the power to declare that federal laws are unconstitutional and void. The Kentucky Resolution of 1799 added that when the states determine that a law is unconstitutional, nullification by the states is the proper remedy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Resolutions asserted the separation of powers 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: -The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were primarily protests against the limitations on civil liberties contained in the Alien and Sedition Acts rather than expressions of full-blown constitutional theory.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were state responses to the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. They nullified the Alien and Sedition Acts and claimed the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
Detailed explanation-5: -Passed in preparation for an anticipated war with France, the Alien and Sedition Acts tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the government. In 1798, the United States stood on the brink of war with France.