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Adams’s Presidency

Question 5 • *FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1

According to the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, how should states respond to federal laws they considered unconstitutional?

Answer
A
by refusing to enforce them
B
by rewriting them
C
by challenging them in court
D
by petitioning the president

Explanation

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions argued that states could judge whether federal laws exceeded the Constitution and refuse to enforce laws they considered unconstitutional. Thus, the correct choice is A, “by refusing to enforce them.”

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