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As exprressed by the Tenth to the Costitution, states'rights were defined as all rights and powers not specifically granted to the federal govenment, nor prohibited by federal law ore Constitution. The constructionists used the rallying cry of states'rights to pass the Kentucky and Virginia to response to the violently unpopular Alien and Sedition Acts enacted by the federal government. The summary message of the two sets of amendments was this if the states perceive that the federal government has gone too far with a particular piece of legislation, the states have the right to pass their own laws nullifying the federal legislation.