Question

-Tariff of 1828 and 1832

-States’ rights versus Federal authority
-John C. Calhoun’s ‘Proclamation to the People of South Carolina’

Which event are these characteristics describing?

A) the Indian Removal Act
B) the Nullification Crisis
C) the causes of the Civil War
D) the effects of South Carolina's secession

Answer 1

B) the Nullification Crisis

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

These characteristics are describing the Nullification Crisis. (Answer choose b) When Congress raised tariffs once again in 1828, former Vice President from South Carolina John C. Calhoun proposed the nullification issue, claiming South Carolina could make this latest law "null and void" and that states could nullify any law they deemed unconstitutional.