Lincoln's ConstitutionUniversity of Chicago Press, 2011 M04 8 - 256 páginas In Lincoln's Constitution Daniel Farber leads the reader to understand exactly how Abraham Lincoln faced the inevitable constitutional issues brought on by the Civil War. Examining what arguments Lincoln made in defense of his actions and how his words and deeds fit into the context of the times, Farber illuminates Lincoln's actions by placing them squarely within their historical moment. The answers here are crucial not only for a better understanding of the Civil War but also for shedding light on issues-state sovereignty, presidential power, and limitations on civil liberties in the name of national security-that continue to test the limits of constitutional law even today. |
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... Confederacy opened fire on Fort Sumter, a second set of problems was presented. Lincoln's use of executive authority was extraordinary in its breadth. Since Washington's administration, controversy has raged over the scope of ...
... Confederacy opened fire on Fort Sumter, a second set of problems was presented. Lincoln's use of executive authority was extraordinary in its breadth. Since Washington's administration, controversy has raged over the scope of ...
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... Confederate battery opened fire on Fort Sumter. Major Robert Anderson, the U.S. Army commander in Charleston, South Carolina, had moved his forces to Sumter from a more vulnerable position at nearby Fort Moultrie. In the next two days ...
... Confederate battery opened fire on Fort Sumter. Major Robert Anderson, the U.S. Army commander in Charleston, South Carolina, had moved his forces to Sumter from a more vulnerable position at nearby Fort Moultrie. In the next two days ...
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... Confederacy had not taken this step blindly. The Confederate cabinet had earnestly debated the issue on the morning of the ninth. The secretary of war was concerned about the Confederacy's general lack of military preparedness. Robert ...
... Confederacy had not taken this step blindly. The Confederate cabinet had earnestly debated the issue on the morning of the ninth. The secretary of war was concerned about the Confederacy's general lack of military preparedness. Robert ...
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... Confederate secretary of war had boasted, even before Sumter fell, that the Confederate flag would “float over the dome of the old Capitol at Washington before the first of May.” Washington was defended only by eight army companies, two ...
... Confederate secretary of war had boasted, even before Sumter fell, that the Confederate flag would “float over the dome of the old Capitol at Washington before the first of May.” Washington was defended only by eight army companies, two ...
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... Confederacy. He also closed the U.S. mails to “disloyal” publications, expanded the regular military, and pledged the government's credit for millions of dollars. He required all army officers to renew their oaths of allegiance to the ...
... Confederacy. He also closed the U.S. mails to “disloyal” publications, expanded the regular military, and pledged the government's credit for millions of dollars. He required all army officers to renew their oaths of allegiance to the ...
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Sovereignty | 26 |
The Supreme Law of the Land | 45 |
The Union Forever? | 70 |
The Legitimacy of Coercion | 92 |
Presidential Power | 115 |
Individual Rights | 144 |
The Rule of Law in Dark Times | 176 |
The Lessons of History | 196 |
Notes | 201 |
Index | 235 |
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