JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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They had a right to nullify the Tariff.
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No state had the right to ignore a law passed by Congress.
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The U. S. Constitution was ambivalent.
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They needed Congress to pass a treaty to enable them to nullify.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Jackson regarded the South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification as a clear threat to the federal union and to national authority. He reacted by submitting to Congress a Force Bill authorizing the use of federal troops in South Carolina if necessary to collect tariff duties.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson supported states’ rights but viewed nullification as a prelude to secession, and he vehemently opposed any measure that could potentially break up the Union. In July 1832, in an effort to compromise, he signed a new tariff bill that lowered most import duties to their 1816 levels.
Detailed explanation-3: -In November 1832 South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the tariffs null, void, and nonbinding in the state. U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson responded in December by issuing a proclamation that asserted the supremacy of the federal government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Andrew Jackson declared that states did not have the right of nullification and asked Congress for authority to collect the tariff by force if necessary. Congress responded with the Force Bill. The law allowed the president to relocate customs houses and to require that customs duties be paid in cash.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did President Jackson’s response to South Carolina’s attempt to nullify the Tariff of 1832 show differences in their views regarding the union? Jackson repealed the tariffs in the South because he agreed they hurt southern manufacturing.