JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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States should vote on policies imposed by the president
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States can control trade agreements with foreign nations
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States should use their militia to enforce unpopular legislation
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States can reject federal laws they believe are unconstitutional
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Detailed explanation-1: -In response to the Tariff of 1828, vice president John C. Calhoun asserted that states had the right to nullify federal laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following claims was made by some southern states in response to a growing opposition to tariffs? States should vote on policies imposed by the president.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In 1833, Henry Clay helped broker a compromise bill with Calhoun that slowly lowered tariffs over the next decade. The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was eventually accepted by South Carolina and ended the nullification crisis.
Detailed explanation-5: -While other southern states disagreed with the tariff, South Carolina was the only state to invoke nullification. Following a few tense months, South Carolina eventually accepted a compromise tariff in the winter of 1833. The constitutional crisis was only temporarily averted, as tensions remained throughout the Union.