Using the timeline, what is the main issue that is being brought up by each event?
The Constitution
Divides power between the states and the Federal Government
1787 Marbury Vs.
Madision established judicial review
1803 Nullification Crisis
South Carolina claimed it had the right to cancel federal laws they thought were unconstitutional
1828-1832 Alien and Sedition
Acts
Series of Laws criticized by Democratic
Republicans
1798 • States starting to secede from the Union O Growth of the federal govemment's powers • Challenges to the power of the federal government • States wanting to be part of the Union
The main issues brought up by each event in the timeline are as follows:
- The Constitution: Dividing power between the states and the Federal Government.
- Marbury Vs. Madison: Establishing judicial review.
- Nullification Crisis: South Carolina claiming the right to cancel federal laws they believed to be unconstitutional.
- Alien and Sedition Acts: Laws criticized by Democratic Republicans.
- States starting to secede from the Union, growth of the federal government's powers, challenges to the power of the federal government, and states wanting to be part of the Union (these issues are not directly tied to a specific event mentioned in the timeline).