"I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one State, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed."
— President Andrew Jackson, Proclamation to the People of South Carolina, 1832
The ideas expressed in the excerpt were most directly written in response to South Carolina's attempt to do which of the following?
- Nullify federal tariff legislation within its bordersAnswer
- BOverturn a Supreme Court decision regarding Native American lands
- CReestablish the decentralized government structure of the Articles of Confederation
- DExpand international trade agreements in violation of the Monroe Doctrine
Answer
Nullify federal tariff legislation within its borders
President Andrew Jackson issued the Nullification Proclamation in 1832 directly in response to South Carolina's attempt to nullify the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832 within its borders, arguing that state nullification was incompatible with the Constitution and the preservation of the Union.
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The Nullification Crisis and Federal Authority
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