Why Was the Political Idea of Nullification Designed by John

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why was the political idea of nullification designed by John C. Calhoun?

• A)To assert that the Supreme Court had the ultimate power to uphold any federal law it deemed constitutional
• B)To determine how to protect the rights of a minority in a government based on the rule of the majority
• C)To reinforce Jefferson's Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
• D)To articulate the idea that states gave up their autonomy once they agreed to join the Union
• E)To promote the Tariff of 1828 to gain support of the West and the North during the presidential election

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