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Really, what is or is not constitutional is what the Supreme Court says is or is not constitutional, what Congress agrees to put into affect, and what the President is willing to enforce. Andrew Jackson got Congress to pass the Force Bill to make S.C. back off Nullification. And the slave-owning brutes backed off. Now the argument was taht states are sovereign (Jefferson and Madison played with this one) and that states as singular entities or as collective entities could declare laws of Congress unconstitutional. Jackson listened to the Court (Marshall) as Marshall declared federal sup-remacy over the states in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, but then said "Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it." Goegians were, in effect, nullifiying Federal Laws protecting the Indians. We all know what happened in 1860 and 1861. It took a war to settle the dispute, but not the question of Nullification. Racist southerners nullified federal laws, the Consitution, and the Supreme Court in their war against civil rights for African Americans, et al. So in reality, Nullificationis as constitutional (or unconstitutional) as those in charge say it is. Wait until and if we have federal laws allowign gay marriages or abortion, or.... We'll see the nullification thing come up again.
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What constitutional issue was the concern of nullification protective tariffs and the spread of slavery?
states rights
How did southerners view the idea of state rights and nullification?
north= nullification is good south= nullification is bad
Who claimed the acceptance of the theory of nullification?
Andrew Jackson claimed the acceptance of the theory of nullification.
How did the nullification crisis affect sectionalism even more?
The bank war and the Nullification Crisis increased sectionalism because Jackson's policies divided the nation over Bank War and the Nullification Crisis.
What happened in the Nullification Crisis?
Nix !
What constitutional issue was the concern of nullification protective tariffs and the spread of slavery?
states rights
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions took the position that?
The federal regime had exceeded its constitutional poewers and that with regard to the Alien and Sedition Act, nullification was the "rightful remedy."
What theory asserts that a state has the right to override a federal law?
Theory of Nullification. 1. Nullification is a constitutional theory that gives an individual state the right to declare null and void any law passed by the United States Congress which the state deems unacceptable and unconstitutional. Credits: http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/Glossary/Nullif.html
How did southerners view the idea of state rights and nullification?
north= nullification is good south= nullification is bad
What issue triggered the argument over nullification?
nullification crisis
The Kentucky resolution was an early expression of the?
Doctrine of nullification
The idea that states can reject federal laws is?
The Doctrine of Nullification.
What Tariff increased sectionalism during what event?
the nullification process
What was the issue around the Webster-Hayne Debate?
It was the doctrine of nullification
Who thought of nullification?
In 1798, the theories of nullification were set in motion by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. The theories of nullification were recorded in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.
Who attacked the idea of the nullification?
The idea of nullification was attacked by The Dragon Demons from the world of Candy Land. where they had meetings on ways to destroy nullification as well as the world.
Who worked out the compromise that ended the Nullification Crisis?
Henry Clay ended the Nullification Crisis.
