my brain had to process that for a while
<span>those of royal birth have absolute authority to rule. the people as a whole are the sole source of political power. the head of a family, clan, or tribe has the natural right to govern.</span>
John Adams was the one who passed the Alien and Sedition Acts which punishes those who opposed the federal policies. However, Thomas Jefferson felt that these acts defy both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. So he proposed the Nullification doctrine which states that if the federal government passed an unconstitutional law, the states are not required to follow it.