John Tyler

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Strict Constructionist: A legal and political philosophy that argues the Constitution should be interpreted narrowly, limiting the federal government to only the powers explicitly granted by the document.
Tyler Precedent: The constitutional practice established by John Tyler where a vice president who succeeds a deceased president assumes the full title and powers of the office.
Manifest Destiny: The 19th-century belief that the United States was destined to expand its territory across the North American continent, which Tyler supported through the annexation of Texas.
Nullification Crisis: A political conflict in the early 1830s between South Carolina and the federal government over the right of states to ignore federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.