In Printz v. United States (1997), the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government cannot force state and local law enforcement officers to conduct background checks for gun purchases.
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True. Nullification has no legal validity. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) claimed states could nullify federal laws. South Carolina tried nullifying tariffs in 1832—Andrew Jackson prepared m...
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