Which sentence uses the term nullify properly? When the founding fathers nullified the Declaration of Independence they officially broke off from Great Britain to create their own nation. South Carolina did not want to abide by the laws set by the federal government so they passed their own laws to nullify the federal laws.

How does the principle of federalism affect the u.s. government? a. it guarantees that the united states will always be a representative democracy b. it ensures that the state governments have greater authority that the federal government c. it creates both separate and overlapping powers for the federal and state governments d.it divides the federal and state governments into three branches