Question

Question
Which statement best interprets Daniel Webster’s position on the Nullification Crisis as it related to the Constitution?
(1 point)
Responses

He believed that the Constitution said that only the president has the authority to nullify federal laws.
He believed that the Constitution said that only the president has the authority to nullify federal laws.

He believed that the Constitution represented the states and the American people, so if states nullified federal laws, the nation would fall apart.
He believed that the Constitution represented the states and the American people, so if states nullified federal laws, the nation would fall apart.

He believed that states should have the right to interpret the Constitution as they saw fit.
He believed that states should have the right to interpret the Constitution as they saw fit.

He believed that if any state disagreed with the Constitution, it should secede from the Union.

Answer 1

He believed that the Constitution represented the states and the American people, so if states nullified federal laws, the nation would fall apart.

Explanation: Webster argued the Constitution was created by the people as a whole, not a compact of separate states, and that nullification was unconstitutional and threatened the Union.