Force Bill of 1833

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The Force Bill of 1833 was a U.S. federal law that authorized President Andrew Jackson to use military force to ensure states complied with federal tariffs during the Nullification Crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal law
aimedAtEnforcing Tariff of 1828
Tariff of 1832
federal tariff laws
allows use of armed forces to enforce customs duties
use of military force against states resisting tariff collection
appliesTo states resisting enforcement of federal tariffs
asserts supremacy of federal law over state law
authorizesUseOf military force to enforce federal tariff laws
concerns collection of customs duties
federal–state relations
nullification doctrine
enactedDuring Nullification Crisis
followedBy Compromise Tariff of 1833
grantsPowerTo President of the United States
federal government
hasAlternateName An Act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports
Force Act of 1833
linked to: Force Bill of 1833
hasCountry United States
hasDateOfEnactment 1833-03-02
hasJurisdiction federal government of the United States
hasLanguage English
hasLongTermImpactOn debate over states' rights in the United States
precedent for federal use of force to enforce federal law
hasPresident Andrew Jackson
hasPurpose to assert federal supremacy over state nullification
to ensure states complied with federal tariff laws
hasSubject executive power
military enforcement of law
tariffs
hasYear 1833
historicalPeriod Jacksonian era
isConsidered major legislative response to nullification
isPartOf United States tariff controversies
history of the United States Congress
legalArea constitutional law
federalism
passedBy United States Congress
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
precededBy Tariff of 1832
primaryOppositionFrom South Carolina
relatedTo Compromise Tariff of 1833
Nullification Crisis
relatedToEvent South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification
signedBy Andrew Jackson
sponsoredBy U.S. administration of Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson presidency majorEvent Force Bill of 1833
Force Bill of 1833 hasAlternateName Force Act of 1833
linked to: Force Bill of 1833