Document F Andrew Jackson, Proclamation to the people of South Carolina, December 10, 1832

I consider that the power of one state to annul a law of the United States is not consistent with the survival of the Union. Nullification is forbidden by the Constitution; it violates the spirit of the Constitution; it is not consistent with the principles on which the Constitution was founded; and it is destructive to the great object for which the Constitution was written.

Q6. Document F is:
(A) Anti-Federalist and economic
(B) Anti-Federalist and social
(C) Anti-Federalist and political
(D) Federalist and economic
(E) Federalist and social
(F) Federalist and political

My answer is "(F) Federalist and political". Am I correct?

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Be sure to re-think this.

I think you're right, Cassidy. It looks to me as though this document is Federalist and political.

In this excerpt, Jackson denied the right of a state to annul a federal law. He states that it is destructive of the Union.

Yes, you are correct. Document F, Andrew Jackson's Proclamation to the people of South Carolina, December 10, 1832, can be classified as (F) Federalist and political.

To arrive at this answer, we can analyze the content of the document.

In the proclamation, Jackson expresses his strong opposition to the idea of nullification, which is the belief that a state has the power to invalidate or declare void a federal law within its borders. He argues that such a power is not consistent with the survival of the Union and that nullification is forbidden by the Constitution. By taking this stance, Jackson aligns himself with the Federalist position, which supported a strong central government and was opposed to the idea of states having too much power.

Furthermore, the issue being discussed in the document, nullification, is a political matter as it pertains to the interpretation and application of the Constitution. Jackson's proclamation is aimed at addressing the political dispute between the federal government and South Carolina regarding the Tariff of Abominations, an economic issue, but the document itself focuses more on the political aspect of the matter.

Therefore, based on the content and context of the document, (F) Federalist and political is the most accurate classification.