Central to the Nullification crisis during Jackson's presidency, was the notion that

a. Congress could nullify executive orders if they did not agree with the President

b. The Supreme Court could nullify state laws if the latter were deemed unconstitutional

c. States could nullify, and therefore not obey, any duly passed national law that they deemed objectionable or unconstitutional

d. The state of Georgia was nullifying (by ignoring) the Supreme Court findings of Cherokee Nation v Georgia and Worcester v Georgia.

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Dave

29 May, 07:06

Central to the Nullification crisis during Jackson's presidency, was the notion that

a. Congress could nullify executive orders if they did not agree with the President

b. The Supreme Court could nullify state laws if the latter were deemed unconstitutional

c. States could nullify, and therefore not obey, any duly passed national law that they deemed objectionable or unconstitutional

d. The state of Georgia was nullifying (by ignoring) the Supreme Court findings of Cherokee Nation v Georgia and Worcester v Georgia.

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Ernesto Skinner · Answer 1

Central to the Nullification crisis during Jackson’s presidency, was the notion that " c. States could nullify, and therefore not obey, any duly passed national law that they deemed objectionable or unconstitutional"