How did the conflict between states' rights and federal authority manifest during john adams's presidency? group of answer choices some states claimed the alien and sedition acts violated the constitution and refused to enforce them. some states believed the president was going to start a war with great britain and refused to pay taxes to the federal government. some states believed the indian removal act violated state authority to govern territory and refused to enforce the act. some states claimed that limits on slavery violated state police powers and refused to enforce antislavery laws.