feb 1, 1798 - 1798-1799 : The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions ---- The Alien and sedition acts were met with resistance by Jefferson and Madison claiming that those acts were unconstitutional, so they passed resolutions asserting that the states can "Interpose" and "Nullify" those acts.
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feb 1, 1798
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