THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?
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Can a state regulate a federal agency?
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Can a state overturn a federal law?
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Can the federal government levy taxes on states?
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Detailed explanation-1: -The question surrounding the Nullification Crisis of 1832 was whether or not the state governments had the ability to void federal laws that they saw as unconstitutional. This idea of nullification was a result of the federal government passing several different tariffs in 1828.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was driven by South Carolina politician John C. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the interregnum, Henry Clay and Calhoun worked out a compromise in Congress, known as the Compromise Bill of 1833. In exchange for South Carolina rescinding its ordinance, the tariffs would be incrementally lowered over ten years. This circumstance brought the Nullification Crisis of 1832 to an end.