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Good morning, folks! Read the article titled "Thomas Jefferson: The Patriot Act of the 18th Century and answer the following questions in your own post:

Do you think Jefferson & Madison were petty in publishing the VA & KY Resolves, or were they necessary? Use evidence from the article & your reading to thoroughly explain your answer.
*YOU MUST INCLUDE*
-Alien & Sedition Acts
-1st Amendment
-10th Amendment

Can you add to the list in the last paragraph of another time in (modern) US History where the 1st Amendment was challenged (by the government or by the people)?

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While there were secondary intentions for writing The Va and KY Resolves, Jefferson was bitter for his loss after all, however they do argue for the first and tenth amendments. Even today many people attribute America and a vast freedom of speech and press together. Of course it can't be denied that such a freedom comes with issues as well as any radical freedom, however it prevents a worse outcome. Through history many tyrannical rulers used restrictions on the peoples freedom to express themselves to continue their despicable actions, feeding the public false information and preventing any negative opinions from reaching the people to keep them from thinking. Sure the freedom of speech and press may cause some disturbance and chaos, but is that any worse than the alternative that gives less space for retribution?

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were necessary to defend the states rights against an unconstitutional act called the Alien and Sedition Acts that violated the peoples rights guaranteed to them in the first amendment regarding freedom of speech.  In addition, the 10th amendment gives all rights not given to the national government to the states which would suggest that states don't need to follow these laws as the power in this scenario is reserved for them. As stated in the article the two states had considered seceding from the Union which are similar thoughts to those which started the war.
An example of free speech being challenged is certain people in our society believing they have a right to silence others who say things that one may disagree with which is just wrong when in reality all people can say whatever they want regardless if it hurts ones feelings about gun policy, disrespecting the flag, taxing the rich, or any other of the many issues people get frustrated over.

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The Kentucky and Virginia resolves were necessary, but they would be the beginning of grand consequences. The resolves were written in response to the Alien and Sedition acts, which required immigrants in America to stay for 14 years before being granted citizenship. People who wrote negatively of the federalists, who issued these acts, were attacked by the government. This violated the 1st amendment, which grants freedom of speech. Furthermore, Jefferson and Madison argued under the 10th Amendment in the Kentucky and Virginia resolves, stating that the states do not have to follow these acts because the 10th Amendment reserves this power to the states. They even threatened seceding from America. These thoughts were similar to those used in the initiation of the Civil War. Although through spreading these ideals, Jefferson and Madison started the path towards the Civil War ideals with the 10th Amendment, it was necessary to challenge the Alien and Sedition Acts because they were leading the government to a place which the Constitution forbade. The 1st Amendment is a principle for America and the government cannot break these foundations.

Recently, freedom of speech has been challenged in the case of South Park being sued or threatened to be sued by countless celebrities. The show is notorious for showing flaws in society by making mockeries of the greatest extremities of current events. In 2012, the show mocked Tom Cruise, a renowned actor, who then threatened to sue the creators of South Park. Is 'trolling' in such a fashion as South Park freedom of speech and should be protected, or is it incorrect to mock celebrities and should the show be cancelled? Many times, the show seeks to educate people on the wrongness of current events, but even if the audience doesn't comprehend these motives, at the very least, South Park's use of the 1st Amendment is a great form of comedy.

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The Virginia and Kentucky resolves were not the results of Jefferson’s and Madison’s pettiness. These resolves were written in response to the Alien and sedition acts, which said immigrants were required to stay in america for 14 years before being considered a citizen and that they could be deported/denied entry if they are deemed dangerous. Jefferson and Madison argued that these acts were unconstitutional and that they go against the 10th amendment: this amendment gives the states power that isn’t given to the government in the constitution.  Jefferson also grappled over the fact that this is a matter of free speech which would also go against the 1st amendment.

The backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement is a prime example of a threat against free speech in America. Peaceful Black Lives Matter protests are met with violence from Swat teams and political disapproval. Trump and many others have commented negatively on a movement in favor of equality. The voices of these protestors are being silenced by police with battons, tazors, hoses, and smoke bombs. However the president turns a blind eye to this abuse and violence.

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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions argued that states could decide if laws were unconstitutional.  Therefore, it declared that the alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional because it violated the 1st amendment of the United States constitution which states that everyone should have freedom of speech and the freedom of press. This document was also violating the 10th amendment which states that the powers are reserved to the states or to the people. Jefferson was passing and enforcing the alien and seditions laws the government was exercising powers which belonged to the states. One example of a violation of the first amendment is president Donald Trump arguing with the NFL

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It was necessary for Jefferson and Madison to take action by publishing the Kentucky and Virginia resolves. First off,  President Adams signed off the Alien and Sedition Act that went against the 1st amendment- It didn’t allow the people to publish what they believed, took longer for foreigners to become a US citizen, which made it easier for having a reason to deport them,lastly, no protesting against what the government does. As for the 10th amendment, President Adams passed the amendment without the people’s votes and beliefs. The powers are reserved to the states,respectively, or to the people in 10th amendment, and the Federalists has completely looked pass what they have done for self-gain.

The most recent event that violated the 1st amendment was the march in Boston in August, thousands were, “...in a largely peaceful response to a self-described free speech rally that had sparked concerns of possible violence” (CNN). This violated the freedom of speech because the government started arresting and stopping their protesting.

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Yes, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were necessary to protect the rights of citizens. The Alien and Sedition Acts had limited individual freedom like free speech in the first amendment and as the article referenced, that the acts had given the central government too much power. Furthermore, the 10th amendment has stated that any right not given to the national government was reserved to the states and the Kentucky Resolution pointed out that the states have the power to declare the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional. The Kentucky and Virginia were necessary to give power back to the people as the central government was abusing their power in order to satisfy those who supported the French.

Another example in modern history were the first amendment was challenged by the government was when Donald Trump challenged the NFL players when kneeling during the national anthem. The NFL players kneeled as a protest to the inequality of the people of color and it was a way to the players to express their own opinions. However Donald Trump argued that they shouldn’t question the American flag and even went as far as to talking about making a law to force the players to stand.

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Posting the Kentucky and Virginia resolves was not a petty act by Jefferson and Madison. It was necessary because that they wanted to let the public read the reasons for repealing the Alien & Sedition acts. They were using the first amendment to support the 10th amendment because of their political stances of having a strong state government. Overall the publication may have seemed like a petty move but it was completely necessary.

Recently the creation of “safe spaces” on college campuses has been challenging free speech. The idea is that in “safe spaces” you can not say anything considered offensive. Many people argue that it prohibits free speech and favors certain parties by determining what is offensive and what is not.

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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were not being petty when publishing the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions. The Alien and Sedition Acts went against the rights of citizens. For example, the first amendment which includes freedom of speech. Also, the 10th amendment states how powers not reserved to the US are reserved to the states which allowed the states to rule the Alien and Sedition Acts wrong.
An example when the first amendment was violated in modern times would be when

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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were not being petty because they were speaking against something that wasn't right. In fact, they were necessary because the Alien Act and the Sedition Act were in violation of the 1st amendment. The Sedition act gave the government the power to decide if writings were "false, scandalous, and malicious" which didn't let people express their opinions. They cited the 10th amendment saying that it was up to the states if they wanted to declare them unconstitutional.
An example where the 1st amendment was challenged was in the mid 80's when a rap group N.W.A formed. They released a song that spoke against the police and how brutal they were against them. The FBI wanted them shut down and basically violated their right to the 1st amendment since they were speaking their minds.

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The K & V resolutions were necessary to protect the peoples rights. The Alien and Sedition Act signed by John Adams violated the first amendment. Which they went against.

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1. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were both right in publishing the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.  The  Alien and Sedition acts threatened the lives of many citizens, and challenged the basic principles of the American constitution. The alien act punished those who wrote anything negative about the government, so Thomas Jefferson, being ever so bound to the constitution, took the enactment of these acts as a direct contradiction to the 10th amendment and felt as though the federal government had taken powers that they were not delegated. That if the federal government could blatantly disregard the constitution, the peoples and states could exercise their 1st amendment right to freedom of speech, and be allowed to protest.
2. A recent example of free speech being challenged by the government is the backlash NFL organizations have been receiving for kneeling for our National Anthem.

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Jefferson and Madison weren't petty when in came to publishing the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, they were necessary.

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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were absolutely necessary responses to the Alien and Sedition Acts signed by President John Adams. These Acts violated the United States Citizens individual rights by forcing immigrants to wait for citizenship,expelling innocent citizens, imprisoning and fining citizens for expressing their personal thoughts toward the government. Jefferson and Madison feared that the Central government had an abundant amount of power, which would eventually leave the  states and the people powerless and voiceless. Jefferson declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional based upon the 10th Amendment, which gives states the powers not delegated to the government.
2. A modern example of freedom of speech has taken place in the NFL. Players are taken a knee during the national anthem to protest the social injustice that is taking place in America. This protest has outraged people and government officials across the nation, causing players to be punished with suspension and terminal e

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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were not petty in publishing the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. These resolutions were necessary in showing that the Alien and Sedition Acts violated many rights. One of the rights violated is the freedom of speech which is clearly outlined in the First Amendment. The acts also violated states rights outlined in the tenth amendment. The resolutions written by Jefferson and Madison were necessary because they showed that these rights were being violated in the Acts and that these acts should be removed.

The first amendment has recently been challenged by NFL players who have begun to kneel during the national anthem before games and has received backlash from President Trump and others in the media.

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1. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison weren't petty when they created the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. This is because the Alien and Sedition acts were  a violation of the first amendment. It gave the central government too much power when deciding what "dangerous" writings or speech was. With Jefferson and Madison declaring that this act was unconstitutional they cited the 10th amendment and said that it was up to the states to check the constitutionality of an act. This had the unintended affect of increasing states rights.
2.  A modern example of where free speech was challenged is government censorship on various websites even social media websites because the content isn't necessarily politically correct.

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1The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were necessary in the protection of the rights of the people. The Alien and Sedition acts went against the 1st amendment, freedom of speech, because it allowed the government to fine and imprison citizens that wrote "false,scandalous and malicious" statements and the government chose what was considered false or scandalous. Jefferson and Madison were trying to protect the rights of the people through these resolutions. Since Jefferson and Madison declared these acts unconstitutional, they believed that the states should have the right to declare them unconstitutional due to the 10th amendment.
2.A modern example of this is in the nfl, where the players are protesting and were shamed for doing so by the president, calling them out of their names and saying they should lose their jobs for doing so. This ignited more protests and now they're being pretty much forced to not protest and not "stand" for what they believe in

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No Jefferson and Madison were not being petty by publishing the VA & KY Resolves because they were simply trying to defend and make a voice for the first amendment, which they had every right to do. it was the correct response and had the right intentions. Also, they incorporated the tenth amendment which gave him a platform for the Alien and Sediction acts and being that the state powers cannot delegate to the government it gives him a good argument.

An example of the first amendment being violated would be Morse vs. Frederick. When a school student put up a banner during an olympic torch relay that was a school - sponsored event that said " Bong Hits 4 Jesus " and the school confiscated the banner and suspended him. The student sued the school however, the court claimed and used the argument that any school sponsored events should not suppot any illegal drug use promoted. so they didnt abuse that right.

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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were not petty in publishing the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves because they had every right to oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Resolves were an appropriate response to the acts because, they were simply a response from Jefferson and Madison asserting their opposition in order to defend the first amendment of the Constitution. They even used the 10th amendment, reserving unemumerated powers to the states, to defend their position, thus using the Constitution to defend itself, which I think is a very patriotic approach to this argument. Another example of this in United States history is the Supreme Court case of Schenck v. United States, declaring in the end that you can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater. This challenged the first amendment because it added exceptions to it, making expressions that pose "clear and present danger" punishable by law.

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The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were necessary for the protection of rights given to the people. The sedition  act was the one that mostly violated the first amendment, because it took away the right of free speech. Something must've had happen for this right to not be violated so the KY and VA resolves were the right way to act upon it. Jefferson made a smart move with using the 10th amendment to declare that The Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. An on going situation right now is with the football players kneeling down during the national anthem to show a way of protest. However Donald Trump's wanting of punishment for this would be unconstitutional as the protesters have a right to do this.

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Jefferson and Madison were not petty at all by making the two resolutions. They were, after all, trying to protect the country from a power that was "abused". The Alien Act was an act that required to have at least 14 years in the USA instead of 5 to become a citizen. And the Sedition Act punished malicious, false and/or scandalous writings against high powered government officials. Both acts abused the amendments rights, such as the first amendment and tenth. It was the only move they could have done against such acts. Making them unconstitutional.

A real life example of an abuse of an amendment is the kneeling that was done for the shooting of a certain African American. Football players showed their freedom of speech by kneeling instead of the usual standing. However, the media and even the own President condemned this act for just showing their emotions.

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The decision to publish the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions was appropriate of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in order to protect the rights of citizens. When publishing the Alien and Sedition Acts John Adams, a member of the Federalist party, disregarded the 1st amendment which grants the freedom of speech for citizens. In the Sedition Act, it makes any slander, rumors, and etc. illegal and punishable by law through imprisonment and fines. Explicitly explaining people will not be able to voice their opinions. The reasoning becoming clear when the people being affected by this act were mostly the Democratic Republican Newspapers. The Alien Act affected immigrants because of the fact that if anyone seemed dangerous the government could deport them. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison used the 10th amendment to deem these acts as unconstitutional, a clear disrespectful act towards peoples rights. A recent event that demonstrated a complete disregard for the 1st amendment would be the Louisiana School District kicking players off of their team if they kneel during the national anthem. A response to Trumps obvious distaste for people protesting against the wrong doings of people of color or different religion

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Jefferson and Madison were right in publishing the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves. The Alien and Sedition acts passed by Congress and signed my Adams denied the people individual rights which was unconstitutional in Jefferson and Madison's eyes. When Jefferson wrote the Kentucky resolve in 1798, he cited the 10th amendment which reserves the states rights not already delegated by the constitution to prove that the Alien and Sedition acts were unconstitutional. After the Alien and Sedition acts could be expelled, the first amendment was getting questioned as to what is constitutional or not. This was finally put to the test during WWll when FDR wanted to use sedition charges against black newspaper but this was later considered unconstitutional because others felt that the newspaper was being protected by the first amendment.

In modern times the first amendment is being challenged by some football players not standing for the national anthem because some people think that making them stand would be challenging and going against the amendment.

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Jefferson and Madison found it necessary to publish the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions because it was a response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, preventing people from their freedom of speech. The 10th amendment reserved power for the states and not the government which means Jefferson declared it unconstitutional, mainly because he was worried about the end of slavery. Jefferson and Madison went against the Acts because it went against the peoples freedom of speech, and if anyone were to speak out against the government there would be fines and imprisonment. Although the Resolutions were hinting pettiness , it defend the citizens from a corrupt government under the Adams Administration.
The 1st amendment was violated by President Donald Trump because he called out NFL players for taking a knee while the national anthem was being played. The thing is that they have been doing this for well over a year now and Trump wants to call it out now? He's just making it worse because the teams just continue their silent protests to oppression and social injustices present in today's society and will not allow their freedom of speech be taken away.

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The VA & KY Resolves were necessary for the protection of rights of the citizens. The people's freedom of speech were limited through the Alien Sedition Acts, which violated the first amendment entirely. During the Kentucky resolves, Thomas Jefferson used the 10th amendment to show that the Alien Sedition acts were unconstitutional. The resolve defended the state’s rights and changed peoples viewn on fighting the government.

A recent example of the violation of our first amendment right is the NFL case of kneeling during the national anthem. Those who knelt during the national anthem were severely shamed for it, and even called S.O.B’s by our very own president Donald Trump, and were threatened to be taken off the field. This violated their first amendment, as kneeling during the national anthem is technically expression, of which they have the right to.

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolves were an appropriate response to the Alien & Sedition Act because they were a reminder of the people's natural rights. Despite the fact that Jefferson disagreed with president Adams, they were still necessary. The Kentucky resolutions written by Jefferson referenced the 10th amendment because he thought the states should have more power. This resolution defended states rights. Both of the resolutions mentioned the 1st Amendment because they claimed the Sedition Acts violated the freedom of speech. This was the reason the anti-federalists wanted the Bill of Rights in the first place, because they knew something like this would happen. Although this may seem petty because its an "I told you so" moment, they were very much necessary to protect the people's rights.
Today's society is very divided. When people don't let other people speak simply because they have different views is a violation of free speech in everyday life.

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Yes there were likely secondary intentions behind the decision to publish the VA and KY Resolves, mainly due to some bitterness between Jefferson and Adams. However that is not to say that it was unnecessary even if a bit petty in a way. The Resolves did keep the intention to protect the rights of the people , specifically the First and Tenth amendments. A large part of what people associate with America is how expansive and lenient the country is with their freedom of speech. Back then was no different, maybe even more so for them, The whole reason for the revolution had been to make their voices be heard against a government with too much power. It only makes sense that they would want to prevent that, many tyranical leaders after all

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were necessary and vital for the protection of the rights given to the citizens. As referenced in the article, the Alien and Sedition Acts limited the people's rights to freedom of speech and expression by not allowing them to speak out on their opinion, therefore violating the 1st Amendment . In the Kentucky Resolutions, Jefferson uses the 10th amendment of giving the states power not given in the Constitution to declare the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional. With this being said, the resolution defended the states' rights and evoked a change in the peoples views on fighting government's violations of the 1st and 10th amendments.

The 1st amendment was challenged in the court case Morse v. Frederick back in 2007 because a public school student was suspended for displaying a banner promoting drug use at a school event. The principal confiscated the banner and suspended Frederick and Frederick sued the school for violating his rights.

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Jefferson and Madison's publishing of the VA and KY Resolutions were necessary as the Alien and Sedition Acts gave too much power to the central government. These Resolutions gave the states more power by using the 10th Amendment to declare the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional while protecting free speech of the 1st Amendment. A modern example of the 1st amendment being challenged would be social media websites and government censoring of controversial topics due to political correctness.

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Virginia and the Kentucky resolves created by Jefferson and Madison were  needed to protect the states rights and people rights. This showed abuse of power by the national government. So these resolves were necessary because this was a reaction to the Alien & Sedition Acts which was unconstitutional. it was unconstitutional because the first amendment said everyone has the right to life and liberty. A modern example would be Franklin Roosevelt putting Japanese into camps for observation .Also powers not given to the national government were reserved to the states which is said in the 10th amendment.

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1. The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions from Jefferson and Madison were necessary because they emphasized the power of the states -therefore the people- and the natural rights. They stated the unconstitutional acts from the national government  such as the Alien and Sedition Acts signed by John Adams. By expressing their rejection towards the Alien and Sedition Acts,  Jefferson and Madison emphasized the powers reserved to the states that are not found in the Constitution (10th Amendment)  providing evidence that the national government can't infringe on the people's natural rights as  the right to free speech stated in the 1st Amendment.

2. Nowadays, there are more restrictions over the government actions in order to protect the individual rights. However, the government can limit or challenge rights from the 1st Amendment. An example can be the restrain over the press due to possible threats or consequences on the nation. The national government must have a valid reason to discourage the right of free speech that belong to the people.

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1.)The Kentucky and Virginia resolves were both petty and necessary. The reason why they were petty was because Jefferson drafted the resolves in secret not only that but taking into consideration the way that Jefferson thinks which is different than an actual federalist he would want to get rid of anything he did not agree upon to oppose against the federalists.For example when John Adams passed Both the Alien Act and the Sedition Act , Jefferson saw it as violation of the constitutional rights of speech and power to the states and not the government its self . This also makes it a reason why it was necessary though not fully necessary Jefferson did remind people of the idea that the government they originally set respected the power of the people.
2.) A time where the first amendment was challenged in history was A case names Tinker v. Des Moines which was dealing with three students who planned on wearing a black wristband to school to protest the Vietnam war and the school immediately put a policy against wearing bands in school. The students sued for feeling that their freedom of speech to express how they felt about the Vietnam war had been violated

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves were a necessary measure when insuring the rights of the people and the states were secured, and not undermined by the federal government. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were not petty in publishing a controversial opinion against the Alien and Sedition Acts, which were impeding on basic human rights (including the first amendment, free speech). It was a necessary step to take in order to hold the federal government responsible for passing unconstitutional acts and rally the states to call them out for it. This was one of Jefferson's strategies, using the power of the 10th amendment to call out the federal government by using the power invested in the states. A modern day example of challenge to free speech would be the Trump protests, where the people protesting that the government is limiting their free speech

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1. Jefferson and Madison were necessary in publishing the Virginia and Kentucky resolves because they protected the rights of the people, which was opposite of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Jefferson claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional because they did not include the tenth amendment, which gives the states powers not delegated to the government by the Constitution. Jefferson and Madison also fought against the Acts because of it did not include the rights to free speech, which is an important part of the first amendment. The Sedition Act punished "false, scandalous, and malicious writings against the government with fines and imprisonment.
2. Another example of when the 1st Amendment was challenged was in 1919, in the court case of "Schenck v. United States." Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes declared that falsely "shouting fire in a theater" was against the law because it was considered "clear and present danger" to the public. This case partially restricted free speech by not allowing people to say or do things that would put people in danger.

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I find that it was necessary for Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to publish the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions because it served as a response to the Alien and Sedition Act, which attacked citizens right to freedom of speech in the first amendment. It also enforced the concept that the 10th amendment reserved powers to the state, not the central government, therefore declaring the alien and sedition act unconstitutional. These Resolutions, although containing hints of petty, overall served to defend the citizens from a corrupt government under Adams administration .
Another example in recent history where the 1st amendment has been challenged by government was during the civil rights movement when many american citizens of diverse ethnicity were silenced to speak up for their rights, and sometimes even threatened.

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1. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolves were necessary to protect the rights of the states and the people. Based on the 10th amendment, the states have powers that aren't given to the federal government, which made the Alien and Sedation acts unconstitutional. The  Resolves also ensured the peoples' first amendment rights of freedom of speech.
2. Recently there has been a divide in America over if kneeling during the national anthem as a show of solidarity with the black lives matters movement is disrespectful.

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The Virginia and Kentucky acts, drafted against the Alien and Sedition Acts, were absolutely necessary as the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. As mentioned by Jefferson in his writing, these acts were against the 10th amendment, giving the National Government more power than it should have. The acts, especially the Sedition Act, also violated the 1st amendment by prohibiting people to freely express their opinion.

Trump insulting the press and calling them "the enemies of american people" is a direct attack from government onto the media personnel.

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1) The publishing of the VA and KY Resolves  were necessary. In the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Alien Acts was constitutional, but the Sedition Acts were not constitutional by not allowing the citizens the right to say and write what they please about the government. This interfered with the 1st amendment, which gave the people the freedom of speech, so  James Madison and Thomas Jefferson had a good cause in publishing the VA and KY Resolves.
2) The first Amendment has been challenged lately with NFL players not standing for the National Anthem and Trump telling the coaches to fire the players who knelt. The first amendment was violated because the government can not tell you who to fire just because you knelt during the National Anthem.

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The Kentucky and Virginia Acts were completely necessary due to the way in which it protected the peoples' rights. The Alien and Sedition acts were an abuse of power, since it was destroying the rights of the people and gave way too much power to the central government. These two acts were violating the rights and freedom of speech and therefore violated what was in the constitution. The first amendment states that people have the freedom of speech and religion, and having the government hold a grip on these granted rights in unconstitutional. Within the tenth amendment, the rights of the people and the state are enforced and the people are recommended to use those rights however with too much of a strong federal government the effort would exactly compete. An example of a time in which 1st amendment rights were challenged may include the LA walkouts, the East LA walkouts were a huge amount of students protesting for equal and better education for the Mexican-American community, large amounts of students came together and called themselves the Chicanos, and rooted for a change due to the large dropout rate (around 60%). However police and higher authorities silenced their voices, and even brought in violence to the peaceful protests. This violated the freedom of speech in the 1st amendment due to not giving them the freedom to fight for what they believe in, and taking their word, voice and passion away. However it did in fact end in a positive way, after a load of violence, tears, and arrests.

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves was  necessary to not only protect and ensure the rights people, but to make  sure that the central  government didn't receive too much power at the time. It was a great response because  Alien & Sedition Acts were destroying any connections we had  with French immigrants and eliminating fair criticism against a government official respectively. This response  both kept relations with France better while protect our 1st Amendment and protecting our Constitution through the 10th Amendment.

Another example where our 1st Amendment was challenged would be today. We live in a world where political discourse is at an all time high, while political parties will attempt to shut down the arguments of other political parties. The people you see align themselves with these parties try to silence what they consider their "enemy", whether through a verbal or violent dispute and currently it's not being protected.

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The Kentucky and Virginia resolves were  not petty, but necessary in order to protect the people's rights. The resolutions claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts, which had occurred after the XYZ affair,  had violated the Constitution. The Alien and Sedition Acts had contradicted the 1st Amendment completely, which allows the people their right of speech, voice, and opinion. Jefferson and  Madison express how the people could use their 10th Amendment rights, which enforces the rights of the people and the states. By publishing these resolutions, Jefferson and Madison enforced the concept that the people could take into account their 1st and 10th amendments and rule out the Alien and Sedition Act as an unconstitutional law.

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I think that it was no petty for Jefferson and Madison to publish the Kentucky and Virginia resolves. The acts of the government repressing the publications to publish what they want to directly violates the first amendment. This was a big issue since the county of the United States was still new and the main reason the constitution was allowed and a bigger central government was created was because of the bill of rights that protected the citizens rights.  Jefferson did the correct thing to let the people know that president Adams was breaking the 1st amendment with the sedition acts, this allowed for the citizens to truly understand that even though they have a bigger central government that the constitution is still more powerful and it protects the rights of the citizens. Since there is nothing in the constitution about deporting those of classified as aliens the power to decided who is going to be kicked out of the states is a power that belongs to the states and for president Adams to take that away and deem that as his power is against the 10th amendment of power that is given to the states. This is important because it show the limitations of the central government to the citizens and the government itself since they cannot do everything and power is shared between state and federal. This article is very important to the states because it shows that the states are not useless and still have power and they can still make decisions. One time in recent history was in 1943
In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that a West Virginia requirement to salute the flag violates the free-speech clause of the First Amendment.

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1. The Virginia and Kentucky resolves published by Madison and Jefferson were written with a petty mindset however in a way by publishing them the rights of Americans were being protected because the resolves exposed Adam's abuse of power. The Alien and Sedition acts were put in to place by Adam's and it restricted people's rights to speak their mind which directly violated everyone's first amendment right which is freedom of speech. Madison and Jefferson's intentions weren't only to protect the rights of their fellow Americans, but it was to "show" that the federalist wanted too much control. Though overall the Virginia and Kentucky resolves  did uphold the 10 amendment because it supported the constitution.
2. Recently their has been a lot of discussion about sports and players decision to kneel during the anthem. Anyone stopping these actions are violating the first amendment. In this country it is absolutely okay to express your ideas because they are protected by the constitution.

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Jefferson and Madison,s publishing of the VA and KY resolutions were necessary

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I believe that the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves were necessary because they protected the people's rights of freedom of speech as expressed in the 1st Amendment. The Alien and Sedition Acts were established after the XYZ Affair. These acts violated people's rights to free speech and expression which violated the first amendment. Published by Madison and Jefferson, the Virginia and Kentucky resolves told the people how they could declare certain acts unconstitutional with the use of the 10th Amendment. By declaring the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional, Madison and Jefferson were able to pass the resolves which eventually told the people that they could fight against the government because of the 1st and 10th Amendment.
The Trump protests are a good example of the first amendment being challenged by the people. I believe this because the people are using the freedom of speech to protest against the US government.

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The Virginia & Kentucky resolves were not petty but rather the creation of concern about the courses that Adams was taking. They also felt that their 1st and 10th amendment rights were being violated. Madison and Jefferson saw the alien and sedition acts as a way for Adams to abuse his power.

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1. The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions published by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison was absolutely necessary according to the 10th Amendment, which states that the powers are not delegated to the United States through the constitution. This is to promise the protection of the people's states rights. The Alien and Sedition Act, which were a series of laws that were established after the xyz affairs. These laws went against peoples rights, and were created by the Federalists'  to control and give less power over the Republican Party, which concludes that the Alien and Sedition Act was not an established set of principles that governed the state.
2.  Currently, the 1st Amendment is being challenge, deciding whether it is a respectful gesture to kneel during the national anthem in the NFL, or if it is discrimination. Trump believes that the NFL players should stand during the anthem, instead of kneeling, and has spoken out the press about this issue.

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1. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were necessary for the rights and the protection of the American people, because it gave the people and the states the rights to freedom of speech and press, shown in the 1st and 10th amendment. it also gave the states powers not delegated to the government by the constitution, and to declare the Alien and Sedition acts unconstitutional.
2. In recent time the 1st amendment has been challenged is when NFL players kneel during the national anthem even though it is an act of free speech there is a lot of controversy of the action.

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1. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were needed to ensure that the central government did not hold too much power, 10th amendment and so that the government upheld the constitution. For example, deeming the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional because they violated citizens rights. This first amendment helps protect these rights.
2. The first amendment is currently being challenged as to whether we must stand for the national anthem and say the pledge

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves was indeed necessary because stated in the 1st Amendment, it gave all rights to the people, for example, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, etc, while the 10th Amendment did not delegate no power to the United States by the Constitution. The unconstitutional Alien and Sedition Act on the contrary, both acts violated the rights of citizens The Virginia and Kentucky Act helped fight back towards the government. The 1st Amendment was challenged back when

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1.The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were imperative to the  needs of the American people. Thats why the resolutions  were brought in by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. i felt like they didnt act petty because they were seeking for the interest of the American people .like the sedition act, pretty much went against the 1st amendment because it violated the freedom of speech. the 10th amendment is also affected which thomas and james try to protect.
2.throughout history, the 1st amendment has been challenged like clear and present danger, were a person can not yell fire in public

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1. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolves were necessary because Jefferson showed in the 10th Amendment states that state powers were not delegated to the Constitution, so the Alien and Sedition Acts were not constitutional and were showing opposition of the 1st Amendment
2. Throughout history the first Amendment has been challenged. For instance, The Ferguson Protest, was very peaceful until officers attacked the crowd.

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The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were vital for the protections of the rights of the American people. The alien and sedetion acts were put into effect after the xyz affair. The alien and sedetion acts violated the people's right to freedom of speech and expression and, opressed their ability to speak their opinions which, was a violation of the first amendment   The resolves published by Madison and Jefferson displayed to the public how they could declare the acts unconstitutional by using the 10th amendment and how it violated the tenth amendment of the states powers. Publishing the resolves showed the people that they could fight against the government's violations of the 10th and 1st ammendment and declare the sedition and alien acts as unconstitutional.

Today, one example of the government challenging the people's use of the first ammendment is with football players protesting standing for the national anthem and kneeling instead. President Trump has spoken out against it and wants them to stand for the flag regardless of their beliefs but, under the constitution these players have the right to express their beliefs in this way.

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1.The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were considered to have been necessary due that Jefferson and felt as if the central government might take the power that the states already have that is given by the 10th amendment in which would give power to the states. The way that they considered the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional is reasonable due that this was felt as if the central government might feel that slavery was considered to be unconstitutional due that there would be limits to the first amendment that would allow people to have the freedom of speech.
2. One of the things that were considered to have been considered to have been why the first admendment was challenged was when people have tried to say that an officer is guilty or try to say things towards them but the people are only willing to damage the image of the officer and people don"'t really see the side of the officer but only the side of what the people consider right. This then brings conflict to what is really considered right and when the people should calm down and see each side.

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolves were necessary to publish i n order to establish that states have protected rights under the 10th amendment. Also, they were very necessary to protect the freedoms of the first amendment from the alien and sedition acts which kept citizens from voicing their opinions.

An example from recent history is the recent declarations of Donald Trump saying that people in the NFL can not kneel during the national anthem. This shows Trump trying to limit freedom of speech and expression from the players which they should be granted due to the first amendment

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1) Both Jefferson and Madison were being considerate yet petty . This is backed up by both the 1st and 10th amendment which has a general idea that all citizens have the right and will in the U.S. However it was limited and violated  due to the  Alien and sedition act which gave the right to the government the right to "expel those the government considered "dangerous"(Time mag.)
2) An example would be when schools considered the idea that certain religion icons would not be acceptable for different religion reasons, however the idea was neglected due to the 1st amendment

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In response to the  XYZ  Affair, the Federalist established the Alien and Sedition Acts which permitted the government to expel those who wrote false malicious opinions against the government. As a result, Jefferson and Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia resolution to prove the Alien and Sedition Act was unconstitutional. Although Jefferson and Madison were petty into writing this, they gave an logical explanation of why it was unconstitutional.  The act violated the 1st amendment because it limited the voice of the people and thus opposed the freedom of speech. Furthermore it also violated the 10th amendment because it gave the states power not by the delegate.

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The publishing of the KY and VA  resolves  published by Jefferson and Madison were not only necessary, but pivotal in protecting peoples right to freedom of speech. These resolves were in direct result to the alien and Sedition acts which were passed by John Adams. specifically in the Sedition acts, they punish people for speaking out in opposition of the government. This is especially troubling because this country was founded on the principle that the people are the most important aspect of the government, yet Adams is suppessing the peoples opinions. A more recent example of the first amendment being challenge can be seen in Schnek vs. United States.

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I thin that the Kentucky and Virginia resolves were necessary to a point. Meaning that it protected freedom of speech and it also protected states right's. But I feel the president should have the power to kick people that pose a threat to this country. A prime example of challenges of the first amendment is Miranda v. Arizona.

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Both the Virginia and the Kentucky resolve written by Jefferson and Madison were necessary due to the fact that it protected the rights of the people in and out of the government that the citizens of the U.S. are guaranteed by the first amendment. in the second and fourth resolve Jefferson brings up the tenth amendment which allows for the states to state that the Alien and Sedition Acts are uncountstitutional since this act did give quite a bit of power to the states and not the states.

At the time President elect Donald Trump (now president) spoke out and stating that if anyone who burns the American flag could be punished by either jail time or stripping them of their citizenship. This comment by Trump got Twitter riled up and does in fact violate/challenge the first amendment since he is truing to punish people for speaking and taking action (the supreme court ruled that burring the for what they think about America

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Jefferson and Madison stood firm in their positions to defend the people through the necessary Kentucky and Virgina Resolutions.  As shown , the Alien and Sedition Acts violated the 10th Amendment and 1st Amendement through not putting the people's best interest as a priority. Instead of allowing freedom of speech to roam to keep the consent of the governed, the Sedition Act had silenced those voices because the central government couldn't handle criticism. As for the Alien Acts, the rights of establishing citizenship wasn't a declared power set for the central government, therefore even though not outlined, those powers rightfully lay in the states.  The Constitution had already outlined these Amendments and set precedent for how the government should function therefore, there should be no exceptions for alternations  just because of a different era.

A modern time in history when the first Amendment was challenged was when A citizen in Texas decided to burn the American Flag and the state said that it was illegal. When brought to court, George Lee Johnson had won the case due to the rights of freedom of speech implemented in the 1st Amendment. This case of Texas vs. Johnson shows how the freedom of speech was challenged in modern history.

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Jefferson and Madison were petty in publishing the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves, however it was completely necessary because these resolves took claim on how the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional due to the fact that they didn't allow the people to express themselves and disregarded immigrants. That of which violated the 1st amendment which allowed free speech and the 10th amendment which gave the states powers not delegated by the government.

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In fears of the French, who were "terrorists, pirating ships" and "making things uncomfortable for the American Republic", the Adams administration implemented the Alien Sedition Acts which prohibited the exercise of free speech against the US government - an infringement on the 1st amendment of the constitution. The Kentucky and Virginia resolves, created by Jefferson and Madison respectively, were symbolic of the reassertion of 10th amendment, or states' rights, and reaffirmed the states' ability to disregard national laws should they be unconstitutional.

During World War II , Japanese internment camps were used by the US government as a way to ensure that Japanese spies could not operate internally. Though this was a measure taken for national security, it violated the citizens' constitutional right to assemble, free speech, and possibly religion.

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while jefferson may have acted petty,  the virginia and kentucky resolutions were necessary as they showed the wrong doings of the alien and sedition acts as they violated the first amendments freedom of speech as well as the tenth amendment. these resolutions were important in protecting the peoples rights.
recently the 1st amendment was challenged when athletes kneeled during the pledge of allegence

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Jefferson and Madison were petty in publishing the KY and VA Resolves to counteract the Alien and Sedition acts. The method in which they wrote and promoted their position was in secret and sneakily, instead of using the official process of going through Congress or the courts. Though the  pair claimed the acts violated the 10th amendment, which says the states have any powers not delegated to the national government, the Alien Act did not violate this as Congress has the power to establish a uniform law of Naturalization. Also, though they claimed the first amendment right of free speech was denied by the sedition act, they protested it because it primarily affected those in their own party, not because of the principle, which they merely used as the justification for their resolves.
The First Amendment right of free speech was challenged when the legality of symbolic speech was called into

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The publishing of the Virginia and Kentucky resolves were necessary for the protection of the rights given to the citizens. The Alien and Sedition Act limited the rights of the people, therefore emerging a necessity for such resolves. Jefferson used the 10th amendment in the Kentucky Resolutions to further defend the rights given to the states not delegated by the Constitution, which further proves the need for these resolutions. The 1st amendment was also a strong influence seen in these resolutions that defended the wrongness of the Sedition and Alien Acts.

Many more examples of the 1st amendment being challenged are possible to be added to the last paragraph of the article. An example of one of these is during Vietnam with the burning of American flags. This conflict challenged the freedom of speech in the 1st amendment.

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were necessary to protect the rights of the people. The Alien and Sedition Acts were created in response to the XYZ affair, limiting the rights guaranteed by the 1st amendment. Thomas Jefferson used the 10th amendment to defend the states rights because the alien and sedition acts should be a state power and not a national power.
Another time in modern US history where the 1st amendment was challenged was the when athletes take a knee during the national anthem.

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Although the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were petty, they were also necessary to display the unconstitutionality of the Alien and Sedation Acts. Both blatantly violated state's rights found in the 10th Amendment, and the Sedation Act clearly attempted to prevent any speech that went against the government, particularly speech by Republicans. Both James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were thinking primarily of their own faction, however they still addressed the unconstitutionality of the acts. Free speech is even being threatened to this day. In United States v. Alvarez (2012), in which Congress passed the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalized production or use of fake military medals. This was ruled unconstitutional due to its limitation of false speech, which is protected by the constitution.

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While Jefferson and Madison were petty in writing the KY and VA Resolutions, they were still necessary to showing that the Alien and Sedation acts were unconstitutional. The Alien and Sedition acts clearly violated the 1st amendment by contesting citizens rights to freedom of speech and assembly. These acts also broke the 10th amendment because they gave the Federal government power that was not stated in the constitution.

Another example of when the first amendment was violated was in 2001 after 9/11. The government said they could look through peoples records which is a violation of peoples right to privacy.

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Jefferson and Madison's KY and VA Resolutions were necessary because the central government was violating the 1st and 10th amendment of the Constitution. The Alien and Sedition Rights violated US citizens' rights of freedom of speech and assembly. The power given to the states was also taken away, which took away the protection that the Democratic-Republicans asked for in the Bill of Rights.

At the beginning of 2017, President Trump created a 'Muslim Ban' where only people closely related to US citizens could come to America from the Middle East. This gave a lot of power to the Central Government and stripped the states' authority. This situation is similar to the Alien Act in

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Jefferson and Madison were doing with the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions was a deed that needed to be done but in a petty way, the Alien & Sedition acts where an unconstitutional act that broke the 1st and 10th Amendment because the Alien act gave a power that was not stated in the constitution to the Federal Government and the Sedition act broke the 1st by taking away freedom of speech. Yes this was a petty way of getting back at Adams but a needed evil.

Another time that the 1st Amendment was challenge was in Texas v Johnson about burning the American Flag.

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I think that the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were necessary to protect the rights guaranteed to us by the first amendment. This is interesting because the tenth amendment aloud those states to go against the central government. In recent times this battle of freedom of speech can be seen in Texas when a man burned an American flag. Texas wanted to charge him but he pleaded that he had freedom of speech. In the end while everyone has freedom of speech only states can challenge the central government when it comes to the tenth amendment.

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both the Kentucky and Virginia were necessary because they showed the unconstitutionality of the Alien and Sedation Acts because of its violation of the tenth amendment

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The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were necessary   to protect the peoples rights but Jefferson and Madison were still acting petty. John Adams created the alien and sedition acts and as soon as Jefferson took office, him and Madison immediately created the Kentucky resolution which declared the alien and sedation acts unconstitutional.

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were made to protect people's rights and were necessary to show state powers [10th Amendment]  to declare an act of the federal government unconstitutional.
Recently, the 1st Amendment saying whoever "burns" the American flag or does not stand up during the national anthem will be punished. An example is Colin Kaepernick from the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL who had taken a Knee during the national anthem due to a third verse in the anthem which included racial slurs saying, "No refuge could save the hireling slave from terror or flight or the gloom of thegrave"

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The Virginia and Kentucky were necessary. It protected the rights of the people. The Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional, violating the 1st amendment, which was the right to freedom of speech, petition. While Jefferson, was vice president, he cited the 10 amendment, in the Kentucky resolves, which gave the states power. Soon after Jefferson became president in 1800, the Alien and sedation acts were allowed to expire .

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The VA and KY resolves were necessary because they upheld the citizens' rights of freedom of speech in the 1st amendment and state powers not enumerated by the Constitution stated by the 10th amendment. The article stated that,"The Alien Acts gave the president power to expel those the government deemed 'dangerous.' [Then] the Sedition Act punished writings against the government." So, ultimately the VA and KY resolves were necessary to defend the peoples' rights.
Recently the 1st amendment was violated when college protest were constantly suppressed.

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were necessary because they reminded the fledgling government that the states had power in the new government and the resolutions also would protect free speech given by the Founding Fathers in the 1st amendment. Jefferson along with other representatives from other states drafted up the resolutions and cited the 10th amendment in the argument against the Alien and Sedition acts, which tried to limit free speech against the government.

A recent example of trying to limit free speech was the 2001 Patriot Act in the wake of 9/11 which the federal government legally said they could look through people's records, essentially turning all citizens into suspects in the name of national security when it actually violates their internet and personal privacy.

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The resolves were necessary in proving the power of the states given by the 10th amendment and the rights of people by the 1st amendment. In doing so Jefferson and Madison challenged the power of the executive branch through the use of the legislative branch by claiming the Alien and Sedition acts are unconstitutional.
The first amendment has been challenged recently by the people and the president by saying those who burn the U.S. flag or take a knee during the national anthem should be punished.

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During the Adam's administration tension with the french had led to the alien and sedition acts. In result to this Jefferson and Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia resolution which were necessary to protect  the rights of citizens in the first amendment and the rights of the states in the tenth  amendment.
In recent news the first amendment has come under fire from the government because of many people and especially some major sports athletes kneeling during or before the national anthem.

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The Virginia and Kentucky resolves were  necessary because the Alien and Sedition Acts was passed by congress to stop "false, scandalous, and malicious" writings that badmouthed the government. The punishments for people who did not follow this act were extreme. Jefferson and Madison were kind of petty though, using the 1st and 10th amendment against the acts, yet clever because they were right as the act was issued unconstitutional at a later time.

An example of modern US history that challenged the first amendment is during the 2016 presidential election when pro trump and pro hiliary citizens were at each other's throats.

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were both necessary due to the need of cessation of the  unconstitutional Alien and Sedition Acts. Hence, Thomas Jefferson and Madison published the Kentucky and Virginia  Resolutions of 1798 to declare the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional, for the reason that the 10th amendment gives the state powers not delegated to the government by the constitution and to have a reduced central government. Making the  Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions was one of the first to defend states' rights and thus ending the Alien and Sedition Acts.

An example of modern United States history where the first amendment was challenged

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were necessary to protect the natural rights of people. The Alien and sedition acts were put in place after the effects of Frances XYZ affair (something American citizens couldn't control). The Alien and Sedition acts violated freedom in American as well as free speech. Jefferson and Madison exercised their freedom of speech, given in the constitution, to protect the rights of citizens and show the power of people. The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were necessary the reestablish the rights given by the constitution and preserve freedom.

The civil rights movement can be seen as a time in history where free speech was challenged. Groups of people were persecuting others due to the beliefs of another group.

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1. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were completely necessary as these writings were some of the first influential documents to challenge the government using the Amendments. In the KY Resolution, Jefferson argues against the Alien and Sedition Acts using the 10th amendment and by doing so, subsequently exercised his freedom of speech.
2. A modern example of the 1st amendment being challenged is the "take a knee" controversy with NFL players. Although they are simply exercising their 1st amendment "freedom of expression", many people and even the President himself are upset by their actions. Some even think the football players should be fired.

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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were both necessary due to being one of the first prominent documents that protected states rights and exercised states powers to declare an act of the federal government as unconstitutional by citing the 10th amendment which does give states the power not delegated to the government. This was also one of the prominent moments were the Alien and Sedition Acts were challenged by a rivaling party. When the act expired however under Jefferson's administration, the first amendment was still challenged still till current day. A recent event was the discussion if twitter should be aloud to censor controversial statements from political leaders and their supporters.

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The VA and KY resolves were necessary in protecting the people from the Alien and Sedition Acts. Jefferson disputed against these acts by citing the 10th Amendment, which gave state's powers that were not reserved for the government or restricted from the states. This action resulted in backlash from the Federalist Party, but Jefferson defended himself through the 1st Amendment, and he demonstrated how the Alien and Sedition Acts violated the people's right to freedom of speech.
Recently, there has been controversy over football players that "take a knee" during the national anthem which seems similar to what happened in the past because it is another form of self-expression that is being challenged by the government. Although, it is not being challenged as extremely as the Sedition Acts challenged those that writings against the government.

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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1789 were necessary as it protected the rights of the people  after Thomas Jefferson and James Madison referred onto the 10th amendment stating that the Alien and Sedition were not constitutional onto the rights of the people. As the Alien and Sedition Act went against the 1st amendment which protects the freedom of religion , press etc., which was in contrast to the Sedition act.Thomas Jefferson and James Madison The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions was also some of the first documents to protect the states rights in which Thomas Jefferson even threatened to withdraw for his position.

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were necessary in protecting and changing peoples' rights using the 1st and 10th amendment as well as the Alien & Sedition Acts.The Alien & Sedition Acts were used after the xyz affair and gave the president the right to expel those who were considered 'dangerous'. Jefferson later cited the 10th amendment that gave the states power to declare the Alien & Sedition Acts unconstitutional. However, these acts expired but the expiration of the acts did not end struggles to the first amendment.

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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were completely necessary, because they protected the 'natural rights of the american people. Resolutions stated that the sedition act was unconstitutional and  went against the first amendment also cited the tenth amendment that powers not in central government are given to the states.
Recently there have been many instances of the first amendment used to challenge the government in protests against the current government, such as black lives matter, and party differences, arguments against many government decisions.

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The creation of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions was a necessary idea into protecting the natural rights of the people. The Alien and Sedition Act goes against the 1st amendment of free speech and also the 10 amendment that gives the states power not delegated to the government. In response. Jefferson used the 10th amendment to conclude that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. With Jefferson disagreement towards strong central government, it led to him into creating the VA and KY Resolves.

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The Kentucky and Virginia resolves were necessary in protecting the natural rights of citizens. After the XYZ Affair, the Alien and Sedition Acts were put into action, limiting the rights of citizens. These limitations included qualifications for citizenship to become more difficult, and they icluded the limitation of the First Amendment due to the consequences of writings against the government. With the Resolves, states were granted more state powers that were not defined in the Constitution.
An example of a time in history when the first amendment was challenged was in 1964, when the Warren Supreme Court declared the Sedition Act unconstitutional. Without this, writers would still be limited in what they could say about government officials.

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Jefferson and Madison were petty in their original intent of dismantling the Alien and Sedition Acts, yet the ultimate result of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions was necessary to abide by the Constitution. As Jefferson cited the 10th amendment he concluded that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. Jefferson was petty in a sense that he personally disagreed with a strong central government and abolishing slavery, leading him to determine a solution to protect his personal opinions. These personal beliefs ultimately had an important effect on modern society by protecting individuals 1st amendment and states' 10th amendment.

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While the VA & KY Resolves were extremely important to protect the natural right of the people. However, Jefferson's interests were that a strong central government could bring an end to slavery. As a result, in response to the Alien and Seditious Acts, Jefferson merely acted out of his own personal goals.In conclusion, Jefferson was petty in writing the VA & KY Resolves.

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The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were necessary. This is because the sedition act went against the 1st amendment which gave us freedom of speech. With the sedition act we we not able to say anything "bad" about officials in the government.  Also with the 10th amendment the states powers could declare both the alien and sedition act unconstitutional. The Kentucky act was one of the first to help defend the states powers against the acts which challenged the 10th amendment.

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The publishing of the Virginia ad Kentucky Resolutions were necessary for freedom to prevail in this nation. The Alien and Sedition Acts forced "immigrants to reside i the U.S. for 14 years" as well as "'false, scandalous and malicious' writings against the government with fines and imprisonment." This contradicts the first amendment about freedom of press. If the press cannot report on topics that are "'dangerous,'"  this restricts people from knowing what is actually happening it the world. This also prohibits people from expressing their views on the country which produces a dictator-esque style of government. This also violates the tenth amendment because this adds too much power onto the central government. This goes against what the founding fathers, i this case everyone except Adams,  intended their country to be.

An example of an attack on the first amendment would be the Kaepernick controversy. Football players from different teams decided to sit down during the national anthem to protest the crimes that police officers committed against African Americans. The president stated that this act should not be acceptable and the players should be fired. This is an attack on freedom to protest because they are putting their jobs on the line for demonstrating what they believe in.

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The VA and KY Resolves were completely necessary to put an end to the Alien and Sedition Acts. Thomas Jefferson sighted the 10th Amendment, which gave power to the states for anything not given to the Central Government or forbidden to the states, in order to declare the Alien and Sedition acts unconstitutional. There was backlash from Adams, however Jefferson used the 1st Amendment, free speech, to justify his outspoken opinion and that he is open to criticize whomever he pleases.

Recently, a speaker with some extremist views, named Milo Yiannopoulos, was scheduled to speak at UC Berkeley, however, there were many that disagreed with his stances and, rather than simply expressing their opinions and allowing him to speak his side, they protested and eventually rioted to keep him from speaking at this assembly. Although you may not agree with his views, using violence and riots to silence him is violating his 1st Amendment rights to free speech.