MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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What idea regarding states’ rights did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions support?
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States could declare laws unconstitutional.
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States could declare war against an enemy.
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States could challenge the federal government.
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States could pass laws that violated the Constitution.
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Explanation:
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: -The resolutions argued that the federal government had no authority to exercise power not specifically delegated to it in the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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