During the Nullification Crisis in 1833, South Carolina tried to assert the right to veto (or
Nullify)
A) national legislation passed by Congress.
B) actions taken by the North Carolina and Georgia militias.
C) Supreme Court rulings.
D) presidential cabinet appointments.
E) terms of office for U.S. senators and representatives.

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During the Nullification Crisis, South Carolina passed the Nullification Ordinance, which declared that certain federal tariffs were unconstitutional and therefore null and void within the state. This was an attempt by South Carolina to assert its right to nullify federal laws that it deemed unconstitutional, which would effectively give the state the power to veto national legislation passed by Congress.

During the Nullification Crisis in 1833, South Carolina Tried to Assert