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Federalist candidate, John Adams, barely defeated Thomas Jefferson in the presidential election. Adams had most of the votes of the northern states while Jefferson had the south. Afterwards, Jefferson became Adams' Vice President. Adam vs Jefferson
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This act allowed the president to deport non US citizens who didn't support the government and made it harder for immigrants to vote,
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The federal majority in congress expanded the army and authroized a small navy, which won against some french warships even.
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Jefferson and Madison claimed the power for state legislatures
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The state legislatures passed resolves to the controversial acts. It was written in 1798 named the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions declared Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional. The Resolutions
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Adams suspended expansion of the army and sent people to france seeking peace.
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During this time the sedition act and federal taxes became very unpopular among the people.
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A landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under the Constitution
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Jefferson took office and cut taxes by almost half for the country.
