Why Was the Political Idea of Nullification Designed by John

Why was the political idea of nullification designed by John C. Calhoun?

A) To assert that the Supreme Court had the ultimate power to uphold any federal law it deemed constitutional
B) To determine how to protect the rights of a minority in a government based on the rule of the majority
C) To reinforce Jefferson's Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
D) To articulate the idea that states gave up their autonomy once they agreed to join the Union
E) To promote the Tariff of 1828 to gain support of the West and the North during the presidential election