long term causes of the civil war

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what federalism

a system of government that divides power between state and federal governments

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what’s the tenth amendment

any power that the federal government doesn’t have is reversed for the states

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what were the free-soilers viewpoints on slavery

they were opposed to the expansion of slavery in new territories

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what’s nullification

theory that states have the right to deny federal laws, treaties, or judicial decisions as unconstitutional

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what’s the wilmot proviso

it was an attempt to ban slavery in old Mexico cession areas

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what’s the fugitive slave act

it allowed for runaway slaves to be captured even if in a free state