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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Settling the West

Question 5 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

What did “nullification” mean?

Answer
A
Any state could refuse to follow a law that it disagreed with.
B
A majority of states could declare a law unconstitutional.
C
Congress could declare a law to be unconstitutional.

Explanation

Nullification was the idea that an individual state could reject or refuse to enforce a federal law it considered unconstitutional. So the correct choice is “Any state could refuse to follow a law that it disagreed with.” It did not mean that a majority of states or Congress could strike down a law; the Supreme Court has the authority to rule laws unconstitutional.

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