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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Reading Guide: John C. Calhoun

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An essay by the South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun, outlining his belief in a "concurrent majority" and the power of individual majority groups to determine whether to follow a particular law that had been passed.

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states' rights, theory of "concurrent majority", compromise of 1850, john c. calhoun, national humanities center
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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