The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions contributed to the __________.

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were political statements written in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. The Resolutions argued that the states had the power to nullify unconstitutional federal laws, which promoted the idea of states' rights and contributed to the Doctrine of States' Rights.

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Contributed to the __________