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Who was the primary defender of the right of nullification?
John C. Calhoun was the main advocate of the right of nullification. Calhoun was born in Abbeville, South Carolina on March 18, 1782 and died in Washington, DC on March 31, 1850.
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.
In what ways could the doctrine of nullification have made it difficult for the federal government to operate?
The Doctrine of Nullification held that states had the right to declare null and void any federal law they deem unconstitutional.
What issue triggered the argument over nullification?
nullification crisis
What power would the states have under the nullification theory?
The right of a state to "NULLIFY, or DECLARE VOID, ANY FEDERAL LAW WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES."
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