Answer the following discussion questions from pages 274-280:
1. How did the Election of 1796 evoke the political climate of the United States?
2. In what ways did the election affect the relationship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
3. Create your own response to the XYZ Affair, namely diplomatically, militarily, etc. Defend your stance.
4. How did the Alien and Sedition Acts contribute to the undermining of Federalist power in the United States?
5. Agree/disagree: the Sedition Acts were constitutional.
6. Agree/disagree: the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions created the possibility for further action by state governments to selectively enforce federal law.
7. Argue for or against: John Adams would have been re-elected in 1800 had he not gone against the militant stance of his Federalist party.
8. How were the Jeffersonians able to overcome such an overwhelming Federalist majority and seize the presidency in 1800?
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