When Congress passed laws (in 1798) to punish newspaper editors who published stories critical of the federal government, these two political leaders suggested in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions that the states had the right to nullify a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violated the Constitution.

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Jakobe Wells

5 October, 06:39

When Congress passed laws (in 1798) to punish newspaper editors who published stories critical of the federal government, these two political leaders suggested in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions that the states had the right to nullify a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violated the Constitution.

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Answer: the correct answer is James Madison and Thomas Jefferson

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James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were in favor of states' rights rather than centralized power