I believe the first option is correct
Answer:
The Republican minority in Congress complained that the Sedition Act violated the First Amendment to the Constitution, which protected freedom of speech and freedom of the press. ... Both argued that the federal government did not have the authority to enact laws not specified in the constitution.
There should be a loose interpretation meaning not to take the constitution word for word. if something is not on the constituion BUT needs to be done, they will still do it.
it's cause others believed in a strict constitution and sould atick to it as it is, word for word
I think that the answer is A. or C.
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