JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
Question
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Congressional Act
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Force Bill
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Military Bill
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Presidential Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -Force Bill, law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1833 that gave the president the power to use the military to enforce the collection of import duties if a state refused to comply with federal tariffs.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Jackson issued his proclamation, Congress passed the Force Act that authorized the use of military force against any state that resisted the tariff acts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Force Bill The Tariff of 1828, also called the Tariff of Abominations, raised rates substantially (to as much as 50 percent on manufactured goods) but for the first time also targeted items most frequently imported in the industrial states in New England.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Tariff of 1828, also called the Tariff of Abominations, was a protective tariff passed in the early 19th century to support growing domestic industries by raising the costs of imported goods, a view that came to be known as protectionism.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.