How did John Calhoun react to the Tariff of 1828? A. he led a charge to impose stricter regulations on the Second Bank of the United States. B. He devised a Force Bill allowing the president the right to use the army to enforce the tariff. C. he claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional. D. he used his power as vice president to influence President Jackson to oppose the tariff.

Answer 1

C. he claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional.

John Calhoun strongly opposed the Tariff of 1828, which he viewed as harmful to the Southern economy. He articulated his opposition through the concept of nullification, arguing that states had the right to invalidate or nullify any federal law they deemed unconstitutional. This position was outlined in his "South Carolina Exposition and Protest."