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Why did Thomas Jefferson view the Alien and Sedition Acts as an attack on his

political party?


A. the thought it was an attempt to keep the Whigs quiet
B. the thought it was an attempt to keep the Federalists quiet
C. the thought it was an attempt to keep the Democratic Republicans quiet
D. the thought it was an attempt to keep the Republican National Party quiet

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Answer:

They argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts gave too much power to the federal government. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, leading Democratic-Republicans, each wrote a resolution that were later adopted by Kentucky and Virginia, respectively.

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