1 Jan 1832 Jahr - Nullification Crisis of 1832 (economical)

Beschreibung:

Description: South Carolina election of 1832 reflected the issue or nullification, which addressed the state being able to ignore or refuse to apply by federal laws. Ordinance of nullification was adopted, federal tariff acts occurred during 1828-1832 denouncing and labeling unconstitutional.
Immediate Impact: Duties in the state of South Carolina provided federal authorities to seize citizens property if refusal to pay tariff
Long Term Impact: The Ordinance of Nullification declared the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within the state borders of South Carolina (highlighted rights movement)
1 cause of civil war
Key People: John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson
Role of Each:
John C. Calhoun-Vice president defended nullification in South Carolina on the floor of the senate. Nullification, he argued, allowed a state to repeal a federal law much in the same way the original 13 Colonies had ratified the Constitution.(constitution only allowed for tariffs as a way to gather revenue)
Andrew Jackson- (Administration created controversy) Was forced to confront the issue of the South’s economy when South Carolina voted to send an army in their defense against President Jackson’s tariff.