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... Chief was tested in one major war and in several quasi - wars or skirmishes , but this power did not emerge as a central focus of presidential activity until the middle of the nineteenth century in the wartime administrations of James ...
... Chief was tested in one major war and in several quasi - wars or skirmishes , but this power did not emerge as a central focus of presidential activity until the middle of the nineteenth century in the wartime administrations of James ...
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... Chief . He concerned himself with the everyday details of keeping an army in the field , and consulted frequently with the quartermaster general and others responsible for moving material and men to the front . He constantly rode herd ...
... Chief . He concerned himself with the everyday details of keeping an army in the field , and consulted frequently with the quartermaster general and others responsible for moving material and men to the front . He constantly rode herd ...
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... Chief have developed within our system of government . Lincoln did not confine the use of the " war powers " to actions suppressing traitors or mobilizing men and resources . Particularly after the Congress had given their approval to ...
... Chief have developed within our system of government . Lincoln did not confine the use of the " war powers " to actions suppressing traitors or mobilizing men and resources . Particularly after the Congress had given their approval to ...
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