Question

resolved that the several states composing the u.s. of america are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government; but that, by a compact under the style and title of a constitution for the us ..., they constituted a general government for special purposes, delegated to that government certain definite powers, reserving, each state to itself, the residuary mass of right to their own self - government; and that whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force. - jeffersons draft (before 4 october, 1798) kentucky resolution this excerpt of jeffersons kentucky resolution introduces the theory of a federalism. b interposition. c implied powers. d nullification.

Explanation:

The Kentucky Resolutions introduced the idea that states could declare federal laws void if they were seen as over - stepping the powers delegated to the federal government. This concept is known as nullification. Interposition is the idea that states can stand between the federal government and the people to block unconstitutional actions, but nullification is more directly related to the power of states to declare laws void. Implied powers are powers not explicitly stated in the Constitution but necessary for the government to function. Federalism is the general system of government where power is divided between the federal and state governments. The key concept here is nullification.

Answer:

D. nullification