The History Behind The Constitutional Theory Of Nullification

The constitutional crisis of the 1830s.

US Constitution - We The People

Which person’s defense of a state’s right to nullify an act of Congress caused him to become the first vice president to resign the position?

Hint: He resigned in 1832 with just three months left in his term as President Jackson’s VP, to become senator from South Carolina. Some say his involvement in the Nullification Crisis had already doomed his long-term political prospects.

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