2 gen 1798 anni - Alien & Sedition Acts, KY & VA Resolutions

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ALIEN & SEDITION ACTS
- Federalist legislation (John Adams)
- Est. more hurdles to American citizenship
- Greater power to quite critics of the war/govt. (especially Dem-Repubs)
- Federalist start gaining reputation of stifling democracy

KY & VA RESOLUTIONS
- Written by Madison and Jefferson for state legislatures
- Declares states have the power to nullify federal law
- Brought up state/federal power contradiction
- Promoted strict constructionist view of Constitution