In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions,it was asserted that
A) the Republicans had betrayed the spirit of the Constitution.
B) the federal government had the right to void state laws.
C) the Supreme Court had no constitutional authority to invalidate federal laws.
D) the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution was unjust.
E) states had the right to nullify federal laws.

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions asserted that states had the right to nullify federal laws, meaning that states could declare federal laws null and void if they believed them to be unconstitutional. This concept of nullification was a major argument in the debate over states' rights versus federal power during the early years of the United States.

In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions,it Was Asserted That