Nullifier Party

The Nullifier Party was a political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun sometime in May–December 1828, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders. The Nullifier Party narrowly missed claiming the unofficial title of being the first ever third party to be created within the U.S.; that title is for the Anti-Masonic Party, which was created in New York in February 1828.

Nullifier Party

The Nullifier Party was a political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun sometime in May–December 1828, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders. The Nullifier Party narrowly missed claiming the unofficial title of being the first ever third party to be created within the U.S.; that title is for the Anti-Masonic Party, which was created in New York in February 1828.