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How did a fight over tariffs become a debate about states' right versus federal rights?
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What rights were granted to the federal government by force bill?
the right to enforce federal lawa, including the clloection of protective tariffs.
What major events were going on when Lincoln was president?
A decision on slavery and a debate on states rights versus federal rights.
Why were states rights argued about during arguments about states rights?
It was the Southern states objecting to the high tariffs on the imports they needed because they had so little industry. As these tariffs were aimed at protecting American industry - nearly all in the North - they looked like the North taxing the South. So the Southern statesthought it was their right to over-rule Federal law. When the slavery debate heated-up in the 1850's, States Rights was also taken to indicate the right to practise slavery.
What issue did Daniel Webster and Robert hayne argue in the Webster-hayne debate?
Hayne, a politician during Jackson's presidency, raised many issues about State's rights and Slavery. Some of his comments revolved around the tariff of 1828. He said the Tariff, "was producing a spirit of jealousy and distrust" (Meacham 127).
How did the bank war and tariff controversy contribute to sectionalism and debate over the states' rights?
As the South found it increasingly hard to get new territories admitted to the Union as slave-states, they were increasingly outvoted in Congress. This enabled the industrialised North to protect its manufacturing sector by raising tariffs on imports. The South, having almost no manufacturing industry, needed imports much more than the North did. So the tariffs looked embarrassingly like the North directly taxing the South. That is why South Carolina refused the pay the tariffs, claiming States' Rights - the right of one state to over-rule Federal law.
Why did Governor Hayne of The North higher tariffs because tariffs . The South higher tariffs because tariffs South Carolina favor states' rights?
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What primary issues did Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton disagree?
tariffs on imported goods the role of states' rights powers of the federal government provided in the Constitution
Southerners believed that these tariffs violated?
their states rights.
What rights did John C. Calhon argue that tariffs violated?
John C. Calhoun argued that the tariffs violated equal rights. According to his perspective, tariffs not only favored the northern states, but also harmed the southern states. Imported goods hurt the income of all people in South Carolina. As far as Calhoun was concerned, helping support the northern industrial base was not the purpose of the federal government.
Do federal prison rights supersede state rights?
do federal prison visitation rights supersede states rights
What was the issue that led to the most debate under the Articles of Confederation?
the debate to add the bill of rights
What are the issues at stake in the state's rights debate?
One that immediately comes to mind is the dispute between states that have legalized marijuana for medical us, and the Federal Government which still has a ban on the plant.
