South Carolina Exposition and Protest
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The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was an 1828 political document, secretly authored by John C. Calhoun, that articulated the doctrine of nullification by arguing that states could reject federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Calhoun’s Exposition | 1 |
| Exposition of the South Carolina Doctrine | 1 |
| South Carolina Exposition | 1 |
| South Carolina Exposition and Protest canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: South Carolina Exposition and Protest Context triple: [Tariff of 1828, relatedDocument, South Carolina Exposition and Protest]
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A.
Southern Manifesto
The Southern Manifesto was a 1956 document issued by mostly Southern members of the U.S. Congress condemning the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision and pledging resistance to school desegregation.
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B.
North Carolina’s Halifax Resolves
North Carolina’s Halifax Resolves were a 1776 resolution by the colony’s delegates calling for independence from Britain, making North Carolina the first colony to officially support a break with the Crown.
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C.
Constitution of South Carolina
The Constitution of South Carolina is the fundamental legal charter that structures the state’s government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its citizens.
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D.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were 1798–1799 political statements drafted by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that asserted states’ rights to judge the constitutionality of federal laws and opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
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E.
Notes on the State of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia is Thomas Jefferson’s detailed 18th-century survey of Virginia’s geography, natural resources, society, politics, and laws, and his only full-length published book.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: South Carolina Exposition and Protest Target entity description: The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was an 1828 political document, secretly authored by John C. Calhoun, that articulated the doctrine of nullification by arguing that states could reject federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
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A.
Southern Manifesto
The Southern Manifesto was a 1956 document issued by mostly Southern members of the U.S. Congress condemning the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision and pledging resistance to school desegregation.
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B.
North Carolina’s Halifax Resolves
North Carolina’s Halifax Resolves were a 1776 resolution by the colony’s delegates calling for independence from Britain, making North Carolina the first colony to officially support a break with the Crown.
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C.
Constitution of South Carolina
The Constitution of South Carolina is the fundamental legal charter that structures the state’s government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its citizens.
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D.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were 1798–1799 political statements drafted by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that asserted states’ rights to judge the constitutionality of federal laws and opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
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E.
Notes on the State of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia is Thomas Jefferson’s detailed 18th-century survey of Virginia’s geography, natural resources, society, politics, and laws, and his only full-length published book.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States historical document
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constitutional treatise ⓘ political document ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
constitutionality of federal tariffs
ⓘ
limits of federal power ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Calhoun’s Exposition
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linked to:
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
South Carolina Exposition ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
|
| arguesThat |
states can act as final arbiters of the Constitution within their borders
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the Supreme Court is not the sole judge of constitutionality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Democratic-Republican Party
ⓘ
Southern planter class ⓘ |
| author | John C. Calhoun ⓘ |
| authorRole | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | secretly authored ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
South Carolina legislature
ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina General Assembly
|
| coreClaim |
a state may nullify a federal law it deems unconstitutional
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states retain ultimate sovereignty over delegated powers ⓘ the U.S. Constitution is a compact among sovereign states ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateWritten | 1828 ⓘ |
| economicInterestDefended | slaveholding plantation economy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Jacksonian era ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nullification Crisis
ⓘ
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification ⓘ
linked to:
Nullification Crisis
states’ rights movement in the antebellum South ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kentucky Resolutions
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Virginia Resolutions ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | key text in the intellectual origins of Southern secessionism ⓘ |
| legalTheoryUsed | compact theory of the Constitution ⓘ |
| opposes |
Tariff of Abominations
ⓘ
linked to:
Tariff of 1828
protective tariffs ⓘ |
| politicalDoctrineArticulated | nullification ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-tariff
ⓘ
pro–states’ rights ⓘ |
| presentedTo |
South Carolina legislature
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linked to:
South Carolina General Assembly
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| publicationStatusAtTime | not officially published under Calhoun’s name ⓘ |
| regionConcerned |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
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| relatedConcept |
interposition
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secession ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | debates over the Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | South Carolina ⓘ |
| subject |
constitutional interpretation
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division of powers between federal and state governments ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ |
| writtenInResponseTo | Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1828 ⓘ |
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linked to: South Carolina Exposition and Protest