John Calhourn argued that states could nullify acts of Congress?

Question

True or False

Answer 1

True.

Answer 2

Yes and so did Thomas Jefferson in the first draft of the Kentucky Resolution.

The concept was based on the idea that the States (through votes of their legislatures) had a responsibility to judge whether acts of Congress were Constitutional. If deemed not Constitutional such acts were null and void within that single State.

This occurred more than once (both in the North as well as the South) prior to the Civil War. No matter how one stands on this issue, with the 1868 enactment of the 14th Amendment (enacted eventhough it never met Constitutional ratification requirements and authorized by the 1869 ruling of Texas v. White) such State power no longer is recognized by the federal government.

Answer 3

True - it was called the Nullification Doctrine.

Answer 4

That is true. He believed in the theory of concurrent majority.