Nullification
The issue of “nullification” was settled in 1832. Nullification is the belief that a state can nullify a federal law if it fails to best serve the interests of a state. The crisis erupted when a very high tariff called ‘The Tariff of Abomination” passed Congress and South Carolina strongly opposed it. Andrew Jackson was President and John C. Calhoun Vice President. Calhoun was from Sout...
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