Lincoln's ConstitutionIn 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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... Southern inspiration. The Southern view of states' rights claimed the authority of Madison and Jefferson, based on the Virginia and Kentucky 2 } Introduction.
... Southern inspiration. The Southern view of states' rights claimed the authority of Madison and Jefferson, based on the Virginia and Kentucky 2 } Introduction.
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... Southern arguments for secession and Lincoln's response to those arguments, both of which were rooted in those earlier constitutional debates. We must also consider the related problem of whether the federal government was entitled to ...
... Southern arguments for secession and Lincoln's response to those arguments, both of which were rooted in those earlier constitutional debates. We must also consider the related problem of whether the federal government was entitled to ...
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... Southern constitutional thought and current theories about states' rights held by some members of the Supreme Court. I hope the comparison will make readers take the antebellum theories more seriously; it may also make them more ...
... Southern constitutional thought and current theories about states' rights held by some members of the Supreme Court. I hope the comparison will make readers take the antebellum theories more seriously; it may also make them more ...
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... Southern states were threatening secession if the Wilmot Proviso were adopted. But the crisis was defused by the Compromise of 1850, designed by Henry Clay but actually pushed through Congress by Stephen A. Douglas. By assembling ...
... Southern states were threatening secession if the Wilmot Proviso were adopted. But the crisis was defused by the Compromise of 1850, designed by Henry Clay but actually pushed through Congress by Stephen A. Douglas. By assembling ...
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... Southern demands that the party repudiate popular sovereignty and endorse a slave code. The Republicans had a strong base of support in the North. By nominating a moderate “westerner” like Lincoln, they could pick up Illinois and other ...
... Southern demands that the party repudiate popular sovereignty and endorse a slave code. The Republicans had a strong base of support in the North. By nominating a moderate “westerner” like Lincoln, they could pick up Illinois and other ...
Contents
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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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