Nullifier Party

Nullifier Party
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Nullifier Party



Years active	1828-1839

Political Ideology	Anti-federalism, states' rights
Political Position
International Affiliation	N/A

Preceded by	N/A

Succeeded by	Democratic Party

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See also	Politics of the U.S. Political parties Elections

The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders. They had several members in both houses of the United States Congress between 1831 and 1839.

Calhoun outlined the principles of the party in his South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828), a reaction to the "Tariff of Abominations" passed by Congress and signed into law by President John Quincy Adams.

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