EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Question
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the national government had the power to abolish slavery throughout the nation
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states had the power to nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional
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citizens’ right to freedom of speech could be limited during war time
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the United States should prepare for war with Britain and France
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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: -The Kentucky Resolutions, authored by Jefferson, went further than Madison’s Virginia Resolution and asserted that states had the power to nullify unconstitutional federal laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -Madison’s Virginia Resolutions were somewhat more temperate in tone but also challenged federal authority. They asserted that the states were “duty bound, to interpose” whenever the federal government assumed “a deliberate, palpable and dangerous exercise” of powers not granted by the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The resolutions crafted by Madison, while the same in substance as Jefferson’s, were more restrained. Passed by the Virginia legislature on December 24, 1798, they affirmed state authority to determine the validity of federal legislation and declared the acts unconstitutional.