Force Bill of 1833
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The Force Bill of 1833 was a U.S. federal law that authorized President Andrew Jackson to use military force to ensure states complied with federal tariffs during the Nullification Crisis.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| aimedAtEnforcing |
Tariff of 1828
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tariff of 1832 NERFINISHED ⓘ federal tariff laws ⓘ |
| allows |
use of armed forces to enforce customs duties
ⓘ
use of military force against states resisting tariff collection ⓘ |
| appliesTo | states resisting enforcement of federal tariffs ⓘ |
| asserts | supremacy of federal law over state law ⓘ |
| authorizesUseOf | military force to enforce federal tariff laws ⓘ |
| concerns |
collection of customs duties
ⓘ
federal–state relations ⓘ nullification doctrine ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | Nullification Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Compromise Tariff of 1833 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal government ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
An Act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Force Act of 1833 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDateOfEnactment | 1833-03-02 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpactOn |
debate over states' rights in the United States
ⓘ
precedent for federal use of force to enforce federal law ⓘ |
| hasPresident | Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to assert federal supremacy over state nullification
ⓘ
to ensure states complied with federal tariff laws ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
executive power
ⓘ
military enforcement of law ⓘ tariffs ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1833 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | major legislative response to nullification ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States tariff controversies
ⓘ
history of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federalism ⓘ |
| passedBy |
United States Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tariff of 1832 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOppositionFrom | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Compromise Tariff of 1833
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nullification Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | U.S. administration of Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
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