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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... north of a line drawn at thirty-six degrees, thirty minutes. The battle over the extension of slavery to new territories was reignited by the war with Mexico. Some, like Wilmot, argued that Congress had the power to forbid slavery in ...
... north of a line drawn at thirty-six degrees, thirty minutes. The battle over the extension of slavery to new territories was reignited by the war with Mexico. Some, like Wilmot, argued that Congress had the power to forbid slavery in ...
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... North, thereby strengthening the emerging Republican party.8 Third, the Supreme Court made its own disastrous miscalculation in the Dred Scottcase. Dred Scott v. Sandford began as a relatively simple dispute over Scott's status, but ...
... North, thereby strengthening the emerging Republican party.8 Third, the Supreme Court made its own disastrous miscalculation in the Dred Scottcase. Dred Scott v. Sandford began as a relatively simple dispute over Scott's status, but ...
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... North silence all antislavery voices. Their fears and their anger were heightened by John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, particularly since prominent antislavery figures had given Brown some support. Threats of secession, if their ...
... North silence all antislavery voices. Their fears and their anger were heightened by John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, particularly since prominent antislavery figures had given Brown some support. Threats of secession, if their ...
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... North. By nominating a moderate “westerner” like Lincoln, they could pick up Illinois and other swing states in the North. By the time it was actually held, the election of 1860 was almost a foregone conclusion. Although Lincoln was ...
... North. By nominating a moderate “westerner” like Lincoln, they could pick up Illinois and other swing states in the North. By the time it was actually held, the election of 1860 was almost a foregone conclusion. Although Lincoln was ...
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... North's initial response to secession was hampered by the weakness of the Buchanan administration. Buchanan had never been much of a president. He was a good administrator and might have made a good judge, but he was too timid ...
... North's initial response to secession was hampered by the weakness of the Buchanan administration. Buchanan had never been much of a president. He was a good administrator and might have made a good judge, but he was too timid ...
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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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