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The Nullification Crisis

Question 5 • ECTC-AL-United States History I: Beginnings to the Industrial Revolution B

Nullification is best defined as

Answer
A
an opposition to a tariff imposed by the government.
B
the belief that states should have certain rights.
C
a state’s refusal to follow a federal law it opposes.
D
the power split between national and state governments.

Explanation

Nullification is the idea that a state can refuse to enforce or follow a federal law it considers unconstitutional or objectionable. This matches choice C, “a state’s refusal to follow a federal law it opposes.” Opposition to a tariff may be a reason for a nullification dispute, but it is not the definition itself.

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