Proclamation Regarding Nullification Quizzes
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Q. Which of these best describes the quote, "Let me not only admonish you, as the first magistrate of our common country, not to incur the penalty of its laws, but use the influence that a father would over his children whom he saw rushing to a certain ruin"?
South Carolina is on a dangerous collision course.
South Carolina should run back into daddy government's arms for protection.
South Carolina should do what it thinks best for South Carolina.
Jackson's criticizing the patriarchal institutions of the American government.
Q. Which of these quotes can be seen as a plug for Jackson's newly formed Democratic Party?
"May the Great Ruler of nations grant that the signal blessings with which he has favored ours may not, by the madness of party or personal ambition, be disregarded and lost."
"Vain provisions! Ineffectual restrictions! Vile profanation of oaths! Miserable mockery of legislation!"
"Their object is disunion, but be not deceived by names; disunion, by armed force, is treason"
"The people, then, and not the States, are represented in the executive branch."
Q. What was Jackson talking about when he asked, "Are you ready to incur this guilt?"
Britain invading the U.S. over the tariff.
Binge-watching Real Housewives of Charleston.
South Carolina becoming a laughingstock.
The civil war that might occur if the Nullies didn't back down.
Q. What does Jackson keep referencing as "an ordinance" throughout the beginning of this document?
The Tariff of 1828
Calhoun's Exposition and Protest
The South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification.
The Constitution
Q. The quote, "every State shall abide by the determinations of Congress on all questions which by that Confederation should be submitted to them," comes from which text?
South Carolina's Ordinance
The Constitution
The Webster-Hayne Debate
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