Question

How would have John C Calhoun MOST LIKELY responded if the federal government enacted a law banning slavery in

the entire United States in the 1830s?
A)
He would have argued that Southern states would have to follow the law
unless they seceded from the United States
B)
He would have argued that the law would only apply in states whose
congressional representatives supported the law
C)
He would have argued that the law was unconstitutional because the
Constitution specifically denied Congress the right to restrict slavery.
D
He would have argued that Southern states had the right to nullify the law
and residents could practice slavery unless state laws outlawed it

Answer 1

D) He would have argued that Southern states had the right to nullify the law and residents could practice slavery unless state laws outlawed it

Step-by-step explanation:

Calhoun was an advocate for the rights of states, mainly above laws passed by the federal government. That's because he argued that the citizens of a state had the full right to vote whether they wanted a federal idol to be applied in the state or not, unless the federal government had already passed that law.

In that case, if the federal government prohibited slavery in all states, Calhoun would have argued that southern states had the right to annul the law and residents could practice slavery, unless state laws forbade it.