MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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Question
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John C. Calhoun was known as the “Great Nullifier” because he tried to nullify a national law from South Carolina.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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. In November 1832 South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the tariffs null, void, and nonbinding in the state.
Detailed explanation-2: -Calhoun claimed that states could nullify federal laws, earning him the nickname of “Arch Nullifier, ” and Jackson threatened to use the army if South Carolina forced the issue.
Detailed explanation-3: -Calhoun, a native South Carolinian and the most effective proponent of the constitutional theory of state nullification.
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