What is the unanswered question of the Nullification Crisis?

A. Does the federal government have absolute power to place tariffs on goods?

B. Do the states have the right to nullify federal laws?

C. Does the federal government or the states have greater rights and powers?

D. Do the states have the right to secede from the union?

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Tom

7 January, 15:22

What is the unanswered question of the Nullification Crisis?

A. Does the federal government have absolute power to place tariffs on goods?

B. Do the states have the right to nullify federal laws?

C. Does the federal government or the states have greater rights and powers?

D. Do the states have the right to secede from the union?

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Zachery Lam · Answer 1

The main effect of the Nullification Crisis was to establish the supremacy of the federal government over state governments. It also eventually became a factor in causing the Southern states to nullify the Union itself, bringing about their secession and the creation of the Confederacy.