Andrew JacksonPresidency |
What was the Nullification Crisis? |
The nullification crisis arose around the claims by some political leaders in South Carolina—including Jackson’s first vice president John C. Calhoun—that a state could nullify federal laws that it found unconstitutional and not worthy of respect. South Carolina advocated the nullification doctrine after the U.S. Congress passed a tariff bill that state leaders found unwise and unfair.