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Summarize the Central Arguments of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

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Summarize the central arguments of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions. Explain why they are key documents in American history. Address and evaluate the legitimacy of the constitutional arguments of the "state compact" and "state nullification" theories that underlay both resolutions.


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