6.2 Judicial Changes

What was the main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• To support foreign immigrants

• To increase presidential power over foreign threats

• To guarantee freedom of speech

• To reduce government power

Which part of the Alien Acts increased the residency requirement for citizenship?

• From 5 to 10 years

• From 5 to 14 years

• From 5 to 20 years

• From 5 to 7 years

What did the Sedition Act make illegal?

• Owning foreign property

• Criticizing the government

• Participating in political protests

• Publishing newspapers

Which Amendment did critics argue the Sedition Act violated?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

Who wrote the Virginia Resolution in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

According to the Virginia Resolution, who has the right to declare federal laws unconstitutional?

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• The States

• The Congress

Who authored the Kentucky Resolution?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What additional concept did the Kentucky Resolution introduce beyond the Virginia Resolution?

• The idea that states can nullify federal laws

• The idea of judicial review

• The principle of federal supremacy

• A call for secession

What does the doctrine of nullification argue?

• States can declare war

• States can refuse to follow federal laws they find unconstitutional

• The federal government has supreme authority over the states

• States must follow all federal laws without exception

Which political principle was at the center of the debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Resolutions?

• Judicial review

• States’ rights

• Federal supremacy

• Individual rights