The essay Exposition and Protest was directed against a certain "abomination." Who was the author and what was the abomination?
A) John Marshall and Jackson's defiance of him
B) Jackson against Biddle and the National Bank
C) John C. Calhoun and the Tariff of 1828
D) Henry Clay and Jackson's Bank recharter veto
Answer: C
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