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Compact theory

In United States constitutional theory, compact theory is an interpretation of the Constitution which asserts the United States was formed through a compact agreed upon by all the states, and that the federal government is thus a creation of the states. Consequently, under the theory, states are the final arbiters over whether the federal government has…

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related to Arguments against · 11
Compact theory → Constitution, Daniel Webster, Justice Joseph Story's Commentaries, Kentucky Resolutions, Others, Robert Hayne, Senate, The, Under, United States, Vermont
related to Influence on American Civil War · 11
Compact theory → Calhoun, Civil War, Constitution, For, In, John, Nullification Crisis, Protest, South Carolina Exposition, The Southern, When
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Compact theory → interpretation of the Constitution which asserts the United States was formed through a compact agreed upon by all the states

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Compact theoryrelated to Arguments againstVermont0.60section
Compact theoryrelated to Arguments againstKentucky Resolutions0.60section
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Compact theoryrelated to Arguments againstRobert Hayne0.60section
Compact theoryrelated to Arguments againstSenate0.60section
Compact theoryrelated to Arguments againstJustice Joseph Story's Commentaries0.60section
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