Question

Which of the following BEST describes what Andrew Jackson meant when said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."?

A) He would not support the South's decision to secede
B) He would not stop the hanging of South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun
С) He would not support Marshall's attempts to take American Indian lands
D) He would not act to ensure Georgia respected the decision of the Supreme Court

Answer 1

The best answer that describe what Andrew Jackson meant is D) He would not act to ensure Georgia respected the decision of the Supreme Court.

How Andrew Jackson describes said, about John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.

In reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia (1832), which held that Georgia lacked jurisdiction over the Cherokee Nation, Andrew Jackson made this declaration. Strongly favoring the deportation of the Indians, Jackson declined to implement the Court's ruling, allowing Georgia to keep encroaching into Cherokee territory. Jackson's contempt for the legal system is embodied in the phrase "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.