Question

Vice President Calhoun proposed that if a state found a federal law unconstitutional and detrimental to its sovereign interests, it should have the right to nullify that law within its borders.


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Answer 1

True. Vice President John C. Calhoun is known for advocating the theory of nullification, which argued that states had the right to nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional or harmful to their interests. This idea was a significant part of the debates around states' rights in the early 19th century.