The doctrine of nullification asserted that
A)the Supreme Court could make "null and void" any state law.
B)any federal law could be overturned by a vote of three-quarters of state legislatures.
C)states were not bound by federal laws that they considered unconstitutional.
D)states were not bound by the Bill of Rights.

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The doctrine of nullification was the idea that states had the right to refuse to enforce federal laws that they deemed to be unconstitutional. This concept was primarily advocated by southern states in the years leading up to the Civil War, particularly in response to federal efforts to restrict the expansion of slavery. However, the doctrine was rejected by the Supreme Court in the case of Cooper v. Aaron (1958), which stated that federal law takes precedence over state law and that states cannot nullify federal laws.

The Doctrine of Nullification Asserted That