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South Carolina Exposition and Protest

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defense of nullification

In Nullification Crisis: Doctrine of nullification and the Tariff of Abominations
…19, the state legislature issued South Carolina Exposition and Protest, which declared the tariff unconstitutional. Secretly drafted by Vice Pres. John C. Calhoun (whose name did not appear on it), the paper outlined the state’s grievances and furthered the nullification doctrine.
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Force Bill

In Force Bill
…under Adams, anonymously wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828), in which he maintained that the government had exceeded its authority in passing the Tariff of Abominations and that states therefore were not required to enforce it. Congress later passed the Tariff Act of 1832, which only slightly lowered…
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