Final answer:
The statement is false; South Carolina withdrew its nullification of the tariffs after Congress passed the Compromise Tariff of 1833. However, South Carolina did not agree that states do not have the powers of nullification or secession, and even nullified the Force Act in a symbolic gesture.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that upon passage of a compromise tariff in 1833, South Carolina agreed that states do not have the powers of nullification or secession is false. The Compromise Tariff of 1833 led to South Carolina withdrawing its nullification of the tariffs, but it did not establish a blanket agreement renouncing the powers of nullification or secession. Instead, the situation ended more as a standoff where both the federal government and South Carolina retreated from the brink of conflict.
President Andrew Jackson had strongly opposed the notion of nullification in his Nullification Proclamation, emphasizing that states could not unilaterally invalidate federal laws. Ultimately, Congress approved both the Force Act and the Compromise Tariff, at which point South Carolina withdrew its nullification. However, in an act of defiance, South Carolina nullified the Force Act. This resolution, while peaceful, left the constitutional questions surrounding states' rights and federal power unresolved.