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Social Changes in the Jackson Era

Question 5 • Survey of U.S. History - SS3313 IC

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 a federal law it considered unconstitutional and refuse to follow it. So the best match is “Any state could refuse to follow a law that it disagreed with.”

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