JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Whig
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Democrat
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A staunch defender of the institution of slavery, and a slave-owner himself, Calhoun was the Senate’s most prominent states’ rights advocate, and his doctrine of nullification professed that individual states had a right to reject federal policies that they deemed unconstitutional.
Detailed explanation-2: -Calhoun fought for the rights of southern states to leave the Union in a quest for a better life, while Clay worked tirelessly to find a compromise that would result in a lasting peace. Both men would die before the American Civil War began, but their legacies would remain for years to come.
Detailed explanation-3: -Henry Clay of Kentucky, John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, and Daniel Webster of Massachusetts dominated national politics from the end of the War of 1812 until their deaths in the early 1850s.