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The passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts led directly to the (1 point)

A) decline of the Federaliat Party's control of Congress and the presidency.
B) demand for and eventual ratification of the 12th Amendment.
C) claim that states had the right to determine the constitutionality of a law.
D) increase in voters who would vote for the Democratic Republicans.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini
C) claim that states had the right to determine the constitutionality of a law.

Explanation: The Alien and Sedition Acts prompted the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (written by Jefferson and Madison), which argued that states could judge and nullify unconstitutional federal laws.