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The Kentucky Resolution Was Drafted By The Vice President Thomas Jefferson

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The Kentucky Resolution was drafted by the vice president who in that time was Thomas Jefferson, the Kentucky Resolution talked about the things that have been resolved about the country. That people have more liberty and that they have the right to have power to judge the constitution. He says that the constitution does not have the right to take away the rights that the people have. “The Kentucky Resolutions, drafted by then Vice-President Thomas Jefferson, argued that the government was formed by a compact among the states and that the federal powers were limited to those delegated to it in the Constitution.” It is shown that Thomas Jefferson was trying to limited the power of the constitution, so the constitution would not abused their power with the country. He wanted that the constitution respect their first amendment that was have the liberty of freedom, and it is shown that he was finding a resolution to this. Also another book tells that the real resource were Thomas Jefferson written all the resolution of the constitution were burned. “The original record of the Kentucky Resolutions was lost by fire, and for many years it has …show more content…

He also want to give rights to the immigrants that come to the country, that also the constitution do not have the right to take away their rights only because the people are immigrants, and the constitution have more power than the immigrants. “These resolutions declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional, for exceeding Congress’s constitutional powers at the expense of state powers and, in the case of the Sedition Act, for violating freedoms of press and speech.” the impact of this is that Thomas is not only referring to the people that live in the country but also is protecting the people that immigrate to the country. This shows that the resolution was a great impact to the people who lived in the

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