History of the United States I / Unit 10 USH1 1376 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Calhoun's Doctrine
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The idea
Calhoun held that an individual state could void, or nullify, federal law where national majorities acted against a regional minority's interests.
In practice
Resentment tied directly to slavery concerns, as some southerners feared federal action against slavery itself.
Where people slip
This is the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of entry 1085 taken up and acted on, thirty years later.
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