Andrew Jackson and the Nullification Crisis

Andrew Jackson and the Nullification Crisis

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Explain in complete sentences the following:

What is a constitutional crisis?

What is meant by states' rights

What does Nullify/nullification mean?

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Explain Constitutional issues arising over the issues of states' rights including the Nullification Crisis

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What is a Constitutional Crisis?

In political science, a constitutional crisis is a problem or conflict in the function of a government that the political constitution or other fundamental governing law is perceived to be unable to resolve. There are several variations to this definition. For instance, one describes it as the crisis that arises out of the failure, or at least a strong risk of failure, of a constitution to perform its central functions.^[1] The crisis may arise from a variety of possible causes. For example, a government may want to pass a law contrary to its constitution; the constitution may fail to provide a clear answer for a specific situation; the constitution may be clear but it may be politically infeasible to follow it; the government institutions themselves may falter or fail to live up to what the law prescribes them to be; or officials in the government may justify avoiding dealing with a serious problem based on narrow interpretations of the law.

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In your own words what is a Constitution Crisis?

Reading page 204-205 The Nullification Crisis

As I read, listen carefully. Be prepared to be called on to answer in a complete sentence information from the text.

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Vocabulary
Tariff

Nullify

Compromise

South Carolina

In a complete sentence, explain this person's role in the Nullification Crisis:

Andrew Jackson

John C Calhoun

Daniel Webster

Significant People

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In your own words and complete sentence, explain what John C Calhoun believed about the right to nullify a federal law?

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In a complete sentence state why Jackson and Daniel Webster did not agree with the states' right to nullify the tariff:

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In a complete sentence, explain what happened in the Nullification Crisis?

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In a complete sentence, what was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?

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Which Constitutional Principle allows states to make their own laws?

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How does the Constitution balance the rights of states and the power of the federal government?