The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 27

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"It is thus that our political system,resting on the great principle involved in the recognized diversity of geographical interests in the community,has,in theory,with admiral sagacity,provided the most efficient check against their dangers.Looking to the facts,the Constitution has formed the States into a community only to the extent of their common interests;leaving them distinct and independent communities as to all other interests,and drawing the line of separation with consummate skill,as before stated."
John C.Calhoun,1828
-Calhoun was the political enemy of

• A) slaveholders.
• B) abolitionists.
• C) those who advocated states' rights.
• D) those who believed in a strong national government.

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Definitions:

Oral

Pertaining to words spoken, rather than written, used for communication.

Stop-Payment Order

An instruction given to a bank by an account holder not to pay or to halt a payment that has been issued on a check or an electronic withdrawal.

Authorized

Having official permission or approval to do something.

Drawer

In a transaction involving a check or draft, the drawer is the party that writes and signs the check, ordering the bank to pay a specified sum to the payee.