Nullification refers to a state's ability to ignore (nullify) acts of Congress. Jackson's actions in the nullification crisis suggests hebelieved in the limited use of federal power but also that states were not truly sovereign.
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President - Andrew Jackson Vice President - John C. Calhoun
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The Nullification Crisis was initiated by the Vice President (at the time) John C. Calhoun, as an advocate for states rights.
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Andrew Jackson opposed the idea of nullification during the Nullification Crisis. He firmly believed in the supremacy of the federal government and saw nullification as a threat to the Union. Jackson argued that states did not have the right to disobey federal laws and emphasized the importance of maintaining a strong central government.
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The Nullification Crisis occurred in South Carolina. There the state refused to render tariffs to the federal government. President Andrew Jackson sent troops there to settle the matter.
The Nullification crisis can be defined as a sectional crisis that occurred during the presidency of Andrew Jackson which created the 1832 South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification. This ordinance stated that the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832 where unconstitutional and therefore null and void.
Andrew Jackson told Calhoun that the US would not tolerate nullification of the tariff. If South Carolina tried, the army would enforce the law.