A Dictionary of American History

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Author: Thomas L. Purvis  | Date: 1995

Nullification

Nullification The second Kentucky Resolutions introduced this term, but did not specify its scope or manner of operation, as a type of interposition. The earliest understanding of Nullification was evidently that state legislatures would pass laws blocking the enforcement of unconstitutional measures by US courts or marshals. In his South Carolina Exposition and Protest, John Calhoun revived the concept and suggested how state conventions might employ it.

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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "Nullification," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed June 3, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LHTAEE95QKMMJKX.

MLA: Purvis, Thomas L. "Nullification." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 3 Jun. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LHTAEE95QKMMJKX.

Harvard: Purvis, TL, 'Nullification' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 3 June 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LHTAEE95QKMMJKX.