the right to nullify
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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions suggested that states might declare certain acts of Congress unconstitutional. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were drafted in 1798 and 1799.
it was drafted in 1798 to 1799
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions suggested that states might declare certain acts of Congress unconstitutional. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were drafted in 1798 and 1799.
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions written in 1798 and 1799 were aimed at overturning the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by the U.S. Congress in 1798. This legislature gave the President sweeping powers for the time to delay citizenship and deport citizens if he deemed them a threat to the country.
The Alien and Sedition acts that were passed in 1798 and led to the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions.
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George Nicholas has written: 'Correspondence between George Nicholas, Esq. of Kentucky, and the Hon. Robert G. Harper, member of Congress from the district of 96, state of South Carolina' -- subject(s): Alien and Sedition laws, 1798 'To the freemen of Kentucky' -- subject(s): Slavery, Controversial literature, Emancipation, Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798, Alien and Sedition laws, 1798, Slaves, Broadsides 'A letter from George Nicholas, of Kentucky, to his friend, in Virginia' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Alien and Sedition laws, 1798, Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798
The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798.
nullify or cancel federal laws
Henry County in Kentucky is named after Patrick Henry, who was the governor of Virginia, Kentucky's neighboring state. Henry County was officially formed in 1798.