States Rights & Nullification
All throughout history power and rights has always been a concern or issue. Since the north and south disagreed on many things, dividing power was very hard. When the north decided to increase the taxes on goods imported, this upset many states in the south. South Carolina decided that they would not follow the new law and said that the states had the rights and the power to not abide by the law. In order to compromise and make everyone happy, a new law was passed. In present America states get to pick and choose some of the laws they want to have in their state. Above is a picture of the line that divided the north and south.
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