When congress passed laws (in 1798) to punish newspaper editors who published stories critical of the federal government, these two political leaders suggested in the virginia and kentucky resolutions that the states had the right to nullify a federal law that, in the state’s opinion, violated the constitution.

the correct answer is James Madison and Thomas Jefferson

Explanation:

James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were in favor of states' rights rather than centralized power

judaism, christianity and islam, are all abrahamic religions and therefore have in common the hebrew idea of a single god which is the source of all morality. the idea of the covenant is only related to judaism, while dharma is a concept of indian religions and the four noble truths are basic principles of buddhism.

missouri compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery