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Alien and Sedition Acts (view source)
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[[Thomas Jefferson]], and his friend [[James Madison]], authored a resolution which declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional, because individual states "have the right and are duty bound to interpose for arresting of the evil." The resolution passed through the [[Virginia]] and [[Kentucky]] legislatures and became the first instance of individual states "nullification" of a "unauthorized acts". <ref>Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, page. 240</ref>
[[Thomas Jefferson]], and his friend [[James Madison]], authored a resolution which declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional, because individual states "have the right and are duty bound to interpose for arresting of the evil." The resolution passed through the [[Virginia]] and [[Kentucky]] legislatures and became the first instance of individual states "nullification" of a "unauthorized acts". <ref>Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, page. 240</ref>
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[[Category: United States History]]
[[Category: United States History]]