Summarize the Central Argument of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

question 111

Essay

Summarize the central argument of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.Explain why they are key documents in American history.

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Definitions:

Contact Motive

A psychological need or drive to seek and maintain physical or emotional closeness with others.

Cloth "Mother"

A reference to Harry Harlow's experiments with rhesus monkeys, where he demonstrated the importance of caregiving and companionship in social and cognitive development.

Wire "Mother"

A term referring to an experiment by Harry Harlow, showing infant monkeys preferred a cloth surrogate mother over a wire one that provided food, highlighting the importance of comfort and security.

Harry Harlow

An American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which highlighted the importance of caregiving and companionship.