JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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the states and federal government have equal power, based on checks and balances
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states had little power, so they could not reject federal la in which they disagreed
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many states supported the Missouri Compromise in regards to slavery
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states had greater power, so they had the right to reject any federal law in which they disagreed
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was driven by South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun, who opposed the federal imposition of the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 and argued that the U.S. Constitution gave states the right to block the enforcement of a federal law.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1828, Congress passed a high protective tariff that infuriated the southern states because they felt it only benefited the industrialized north. For example, a high tariff on imports increased the cost of British textiles.
Detailed explanation-3: -Calhoun did not formally state his authorship at the time, though it was known. The document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations. The document stated that if the tariff was not repealed, South Carolina would secede.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nullification is the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional, and it has been controversial since its inception in early American history. There have been three prominent attempts by states at nullification in American history.