Political unrest among nullification advocates virtually declares the United States Constitution non-existent. Propelling and supporting secession is radical and creates separate entities trying to coexist with each other while avoiding the problem. In governmental affairs, constitutional propriety must be applied and maintained with the greatest respect. However, when the driving force behind promoting the merits of the Constitution has ulterior motives of a repugnant nature, disputes are inevitable. The Nullification Crisis was the result of the Tariff of 1828 and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were the result of the Alien and Sedition Acts. The similarities between the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Tariff of 1828 are that on the surface they were apparently actions implemented by Congress due to the war. These parallel actions have also been provoked by political parties seizing the opportunity to publicly discredit, embarrass and disrupt the opposing party. Much like today, from one political party attempting to dominate Congress, the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts by the Federalist-controlled Congress was an attempt to weaken the Jeffersonian Republicans. The adoption of the Tariff of 1828 was intended to economically protect northern industries, which weakened the southern states. This further aggravated the growing animosity between the Northern and Southern states. Unilaterally, the Tariff of 1828 favored northern industries and caused southern states, particularly South Carolina, to pay higher prices for goods they were unable to produce. The difference between the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions and the nullification crisis caused by the tariff of 1828. it was economic...... middle of paper ......larities of political actions. Nullification is a precursor to secession in the United States as it is to civil wars. However, in contrast, the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions did not suggest that the states should secede from the union. Under Calhoun's direct watch and radical views, he suggested that states should and could secede from the union if they deemed a law unconstitutional. Calhoun's reputation as a "cast iron" was rightly proven when compromises were reached on the proposed rates. The contribution of the Southern states to the financial well-being of the union through slavery was undoubtedly substantial, but as history has unfolded, it was not a fair means of ensuring financial stability. His views on constitutional expediency were in favor of "minority privileges" rather than "minority rights." [2]Works citedThe American Pageant