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US History

5.2- The Presidency of John Adams

TermDefinition
XYZ Affair incident in which 3 French agents demanded a bribe and loans from the American delegation in order to open negotiations
Kentucky Resolutions Resolutions drafter by Thomas Jefferson which claimed that states had the right to declare federal laws they deemed unconstitutional to be null and void
Virginia Resolutions Resolutions drafted by James Madison which stated that the national government existed by consent of the states, that the states had the right to judge the constitutionality of laws and states had the right to interpose against unconstitutional laws
nullify To declare a law invalid because a state deemed it to be unconstitutional
Alien and Sedition Acts 4 laws passed by the Federalist-controlled congress that were claimed to protect America from the threat of war but were used to weaken and silence the Democratic-Republican Party
John Marshall Appointed as the chief justice for the Supreme Court- he served 34 years
Marbury v. Madison Supreme court decision which established the principle of judicial review
judicial review The right the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
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