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Resolutions passed in Kentucky and Virginia in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. The resolutions said that government was overstepping its bounds and violating the idea of a contract with the people. This idea of a contract was the basis for the Declaration of Independence. Both Resolutions were written by Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration and founder of the Democratic-Republican Party.
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What is related closely to the alien and sedition acts?
Virginia and Kentucky resolution
What did the Kentucky and Virginia resolution mean?
The Kentucky and Virginia resolution meant that a state could assert their rights if they felt the federal government was becoming too strong. Thomas Jefferson was the person who wrote the Kentucky resolution while James Madison wrote the resolution for the state of Virginia.
Who wrote the Kentucky Resolution?
Thomas Jefferson did.
How does the Kentucky Resolution define the purpose of the federal government?
no
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was most similar to?
The Kentucky Resolution
The Kentucky resolution was an early expression of the?
Doctrine of nullification
What did the Virginia and Kentucky resolution of 1798 and 1799 claim?
the right to nullify
In the virginia and kentucky resolution jefferson and madison called for a restoration of?
States rights
What did the Kentucky Resolution had originally stated?
States could nullify laws of Congress
What theory was spelled out in the Kentucky and Virginia resolution?
Nullification
What was the main goal of the Virginia and Kentucky resolution?
Novanet- To declare the sedition act unconstitutional
What was significant about Virginia and Kentucky resolution?
The resolves hinted that states had the power to nullify federal laws.
