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Q: Why did John C Calhoun propose the theory of states rights?
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What promoted the theory of nullification?

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


In which document did Jefferson and Madison use political theory of states' rights to fight the Alien and Sedition Acts?

The Kentucky and Virgina Resolutions passed in the 1798 and 1789 =D


What are arguments for and against the nullification theory?

The nullification theory is based on what the 10th amendment of the U.S. Constitution didn't say. The 10th amendment granted states and the people reserved rights that wasn't granted to the Federal Government in the Constitution. Since 1796 when Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Madison first tried to nullify tariffs felt unfair to the South, there were many attempts to pass an "Ordinance of Nullification" including then Vice President John C. Calhoun to over turn the tariff acts of 1828 and 1832, that began the succession movement in North Carolina, to allowing the southern states to establish a "separate but equal clause" for minorities. If one is for the nullification acts, they prefer a weaker national government and a stronger cause for states rights. The reverse is true if your against nullification acts. In many commerce cases today, the 10th amendment is repeatedly tested.


What were the consequences of the split of Calhoun and Jackson?

There was a flap over the wife of Jackson's Secretary of War, She had been a been a bar-maid and was not considered to be a lady by Mrs Calhoun, who refused to socialize with her. Calhoun also hated the federal tariffs and claimed the right of a state to nullify federal laws that it found unacceptable. Jackson did not agree that a state had such a right.


What political theory is the belief that man must be willing to give up some of his freedoms to a government so that his rights are protected?

Divine right theory

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What is the controversy between states' rights and the exercise of national power?

States' Rights is the theory that state and local government's actions and laws in dealing with social and economic problems are supreme to federal actions and laws. The theory goes back to the founding of our nation. Jefferson and Madison advocated states' rights in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. John C. Calhoun's Theory of Nullification, the South's justification for declaring independence from the US, also advocates states' rights. The argument of the States' Rights theory is that the Constitution is a compact between states, not between people. The states created the national government and gave it only limited power. States' Rights supporters believe that the state is closest to the citizen and can better reflect their wishes.


What promoted the theory of nullification?

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


What was the theory of states rights in support of secession?

The Theory of States Rights states that the rights of the state supersedes those of the nation, that the state is part of the Union of its own will and may secede from it when it pleased.


The doctrine proclaimed in the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions that a state can block a federal law it considers unconstitutional?

States' Rights is the theory that state and local government's actions and laws in dealing with social and economic problems are supreme to federal actions and laws. The theory goes back to the founding of our nation. Jefferson and Madison advocated states' rights in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. John C. Calhoun's Theory of Nullification, the South's justification for declaring independence from the US, also advocates states' rights.


Nullification was a theory espoused by John C Calhoun which stated that states had the right to do what?

Nullification is the theory that states have the right to nullify any federal law that the state deems unconstitutional. So far the theory of nullification has not been legally upheld.


Was the issue of states rights was advanced by Thomas Jefferson when the federal governments passed which two acts?

The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans did not consider the Alien and Sedition Acts, enacted during Adams' administration, to be constitutional. Jefferson and Madison advocated states' rights in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. John C. Calhoun's Theory of Nullification, the South's justification for declaring independence from the US, also advocates states' rights. The argument of the States' Rights theory is that the Constitution is a compact between states, not between people. The states created the national government and gave it only limited power. States' Rights supporters believe that the state is closest to the citizen and can better reflect their wishes. Jefferson argued that the states have the right to declare an act of congress void.


Does the united states believe in the divine right theory?

United States does not believe in the divine right theory. According to the doctrine of the divine rights theory, only God is the one who can judge a king. During the glorious revolution, United States abandoned the divine rights theory.


What theory was spelled out in the Kentucky and Virginia resolution?

Nullification


What was the theory promoted by John C Calhoun and other South Carolinians that said states had the right to disregard federal laws to which they objected?

Theory of Nullification The South Carolina Eposition


Which theory propose the idea that the states come into being when a small group of people take over a territory requires other to obey its rules?

The Force theory


What State's rights issue was solved by Civil War?

States' Rights is the theory that state and local government's actions and laws in dealing with social and economic problems supersede federal actions and laws. The theory goes back to the founding of our nation. Jefferson and Madison advocated states' rights in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. John C. Calhoun's Theory of Nullification, the South's justification for declaring independence from the US, also advocates states' rights. The argument of the States' Rights theory is that the Constitution is a compact between states, not between people. The states created the national government and gave it only limited power. States' Rights supporters believe that the state is closest to the citizen and can better reflect their wishes. This was one of the major causes of the Civil War. The South claimed that the North and West were ignoring the rights and needs of the South, therefore the South had the right to nullify its compact with the other states and declare its independence.


Who propose this theory?

Karl Marx proposed the theory of communism.