The Nullification Process

Why might Southerners have disliked Clay's American System?

It supported goods that were made in the North.

Which of these statements is true?

The nullification crisis showed that states had to obey all federal laws.

Why did South Carolinians oppose the Tariff of 1828?

They thought that it only helped Northern businesses.

Choose the right phrase to complete the sentence. Nullification means that a state

refuses to follow a federal law.

Read the passage from Webster's speech, then answer the question. This quote shows that Webster wanted...

sectional tensions to be resolved.

What is federalism?

A system that divides power between the state and national government

What did "nullification" mean?

Any state could refuse to follow a law that it disagreed with.

Why did Calhoun want to nullify tariff laws?

Because he thought that they unfairly hurt the South.