The main purpose of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions was to A.)enforce the Alien and Sedition Acts. B.) promote the security of the United States. C.) resist the Alien and Sedition Acts. D.)stop criticism of the government.
History · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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The main purpose of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions was:
C.) resist the Alien and Sedition Acts.
These resolutions, drafted by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, respectively), asserted the states' rights to nullify or refuse to follow federal laws they deemed unconstitutional. Specifically, they were a response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, passed by the federal government, which were seen as infringing upon the rights of free speech and press guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.