“A deep Constitutional question lies at the bottom of the controversy. The real question is: Has the government a right to impose burdens on the capital and industry of one portion of the country, not with a view to revenue, but to benefit another?” What controversial law is John C. Calhoun referring to?

A. The Tariff of Abominations

B. The Missouri Compromise

C. The Embargo Act

D. The Corrupt Bargain