John C.Calhoun stated that states had the right to
A)print currency.
B)secede from the Union.
C)create an army.
D)tax the federal government.

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John C. Calhoun was a prominent U.S. politician from South Carolina who argued that states had the right to secede from the Union, especially in opposition to federal laws they deemed unconstitutional, such as tariffs they found unfavorable. This belief was a precursor to the secession of Southern states leading to the Civil War.

John CCalhoun Stated That States Had the Right to