USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(11.11) Describe the Webster-Hayne Debate of 1830
A
Two people who argued about Federalism or States’ rights (wether or not states could nullify federal law)
B
Two men who fought over the Indian Removal Act
C
Debates about whether or not Jackson should’ve won against Adams
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Webster–Hayne debate was a debate in the United States between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina that took place on January 19–27, 1830 on the topic of protectionist tariffs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Webster-Hayne debate was a series of spontaneous speeches delivered before the Senate in 1830. In this moment in American history, the federal government had relatively little power. State governments were in control of their own affairs and expected little intervention from the federal government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hayne’s entry into the debate turned the issue of the sale of public lands into a clash between state sovereignty and national sovereignty, and he expounded these sovereignties in terms of rival and irreconcilable theories of constitutional construction and the nature of the federal Union.

Detailed explanation-4: -Livingston’s ideas followed those of his boss, Andrew Jackson, who denied nullification during the course of the Webster-Hayne Debate with his memorable toast to Calhoun, Hayne, and the nullifiers, “Our federal Union: it must be preserved!”

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