Author Question: During the battle over slavery, the case for nullification was forcefully presented by A) William ... (Read 87 times)

dmcintosh · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

During the battle over slavery, the case for nullification was forcefully presented by

A) William Jennings Randolph.
B) Robert E. Lee.
C) William Graham Sumner.
D) John C. Calhoun.
E) Jeb Stuart.

Question 2

When Congress passed laws (in 1798 ) to punish newspaper editors who published stories critical of the federal government, these two political leaders suggested in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions that the states had the right to nullify a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violated the Constitution.

A) James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
B) John Adams and Alexander Hamilton
C) John Dickinson and George Clinton
D) Samuel Adams and John Hancock
E) John Jay and John Marshall