For this week’s discussion we will analyze the process of judicial review and the nullification crisis of South Carolina. For this you will need to select three articles that relate to the following topics:
1) The concept of federalism and judicial review.
2) The Cherokee Nation and their argument for retention of their lands in Georgia.
3) The Nullification Crisis in South Carolina as seen from the perspective of both the state governor and Andrew Jackson.
Prompt: Explain how we should as historians evaluate the decision-making process of President Andrew Jackson? Were his decisions made on behalf of the common good or were they, particular cases, a violation of the constitution? Compare three separate cases presented in the packet, using the guiding questions in the primary reader “Jacksonian Era” to begin your research.
