In the nullification Controversy, some southerners took the position that... a) The federal government had the right to nullify the state laws interfered with the right to hold property in slaves.
b) The Federal courts had the right to nullify acts of Congress that restricted the spread of slavery in the territories.
c) Congress should refuse to receive any petitions against slavery.
d) The states had the r get to nullify acts of the federal government thy seemed to be unconstitutional.