Question

"We, therefore, the people of the State of South Carolina, in convention assembled, do declare and ordain.. that the several acts and parts of acts of the Congress of the United States, purporting to be laws for the imposing of duties and imposts on the importation of foreign commodities... are unauthorized by the constitution of the United States, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof and are null, void, and no law, nor binding upon this Stat, its officers or citizens; and all promises, contracts, and obligations, made or entered into,or to be made or entered into, with purpose to secure the duties imposed by said acts, and all judicial proceedings... are and shall be held utterly null and void." - South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, Nov 24, 1832.How was this ordinance a defense of state's rights?Federal taxes on imports cannot be imposed if the state considers the actions unconstitutional.What 1828 political party rejected the national bank and supported the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson?Democratic Party

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Answer:

South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, Nov 24, 1832.How was this ordinance a defense of state's rights?

Federal taxes on imports cannot be imposed if the state considers the actions unconstitutional.

What 1828 political party rejected the national bank and supported the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson?

Democratic Party.

Explanation:

The United States imposed a series of tariffs in the early 19th century to protect and promote US industries over European ones. The most important of these was the Tariff of 1828. While these tariffs benefited the northern industrial states, the agrarian southern ones suffered the most as they imported most of their manufactured products. When president Andrew Jackson failed to significantly change the tariffs in 1832, South Carolina reacted by issuing the "Ordinance of Nullification" in November 24, 1832, declaring the tariffs null and void in the state. They considered that any actions that were against the constitution, such as the federal taxes on imports, can be rendered void by states. The federal government prepared to intervene by force in the state, but the revised Compromise Tariff of 1833 was considered good enough by South Carolina, ending the crisis.

The Democratic Party arose as a result of a split of the old Democratic-Republican Party, as the Democratic faction led by Andrew Jackson sought a party that was based on Jefferson's ideas and closer to the "common man". It opposed slavery and the establishment of a national bank .