Is there a statement in the Constitution that explains if a state has the power to secede from the union?

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Alejandro Strong

31 October, 16:35

Is there a statement in the Constitution that explains if a state has the power to secede from the union?

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Humberto Massey · Answer 1

Nullification, in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional. The theory of nullification has never been legally upheld by federal courts.