U5: Nullification Crisis

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Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832? Options: Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws? Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce laws? Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery? Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

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Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

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Conflicting interpretations (views) of this amendment played a major role in the ---

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Nullification Crisis

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In this reply, Daniel Webster is reacting to – the inability of citizens to elect Supreme Court justices, an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state, a proposal to revise the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution, the federal seizure of private lands for transportation networks.

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an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state.