Federalism, Nullification Crisis, and TPEs

Tenth Amendment and Federalism

• Major test on the tenth amendment and the power of federalism.

Nullification Crisis

• Terrorists of Abomination: TPE (historical term or concept).
• Andrew Jackson and Congress:
  • Jackson asks Congress for military power to collect taxes.
  • South Carolina threatens to secede and form the Palmetto Republic.
• Resolution:
  • Negotiations to de-escalate the situation.
  • Tariffs reduced to the $1828$ rate.
  • South Carolina nullifies the Force Bill.
• Outcomes:
  • Ended twenty years of political peace, known as the Era of Good Feelings.
  • Demonstrated how economic policy began to divide the country in the $1830$s.

Significance of the Nullification Crisis

• Example question: Evaluate the significance of the nullification crisis as a cause of the Civil War.
• TPEs in Questions:
  • TPEs can be referenced without explicitly naming them.
  • Example: Evaluate the success of Martin Luther King Jr. in promoting equality by $1968$. This question requires multiple TPEs related to the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Arrange TPEs like puzzle pieces to answer the question.
  • Some questions will ask for specifics (e.g., Civil Rights Act of $1968$).

Paper One Sources

• Instructions to review paper one sources from a previous drill.