Complex sentence: The case involved a "test oath" passed by the South Carolina legislature in November 1832, requiring members of the state milia to pledge "faithful and true allegiance" to the State of South Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: The case involved a "test oath" passed by the South Carolina legislature in November of 1832. The oath required that members of the state milia pledge "faithful and true allegiance" to the State of South Carolina.