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Kentucky And Virginia Resolutions: A Comparative Analysis

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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison both made the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions when the government started to gain power that they did not have constitutionally. They argued that the Constitution was a compact among the states. The federal government had no right to exercise powers not specifically delegated to it. If the federal government assumed such powers, its acts could be declared unconstitutional. Both Jefferson and Madison agreed that the states should not be succumbed to the abuse of power that the government was inflicting upon them. They agreed that the States should have an important decision in how the government is run, Jefferson and Madison did have some differences though; including, the power that the states had themselves.Jefferson declared that the states should have enough power to …show more content…

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