John C Calhoun did in fact believe that a state could nullify a federal law. In 1828 Calhoun secretly wrote the "South Carolina Exposition and Protest" very succinctly stating his beliefs on this issue.
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∙ 10y agoHe vigorously supported the right to keep slaves. He was not against continuing the practice. He was from South Carolina and he knew that slaves were vital to the state's cotton-based economy. More than believing in the preservation of slavery, he believed in the right of a state to keep slavery if it wanted to. He was very much against having the federal government abolish slavery and defended the right of a state to secede from the federal union if necessary to stop abolition.
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∙ 9y agoYes, John C. Calhoun supported sectionalism. He represented the South and did not support protective tariffs, supported slavery (and its important role in the South's economy), and was opposed to views of the North (abolitionism).
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∙ 16y agoJohn C. Calhouns theory of Nullification was his argument that state law should override any federal law.
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∙ 11y agoYes, he defended slavery as a "positive good"...meaning it's a good thing to have slavery
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∙ 13y agoNo- certainly not- he was strongly against the idea of nullification of federal law by individual states.
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∙ 12y agobecause he just did
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∙ 11y agoAnti-Federalist
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∙ 13y agoyes.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote the nullification doctrine. However, James Madison had a lot to do with the articulation of the doctrine.
In Andrew jacksons presidential cabinet his vice president john C. Calhoun Supported nullification, he even wrote the south Carolina exposition and protest which was about nullification of a tariff
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Helped the North at the expense of the South. (apex)
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