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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... issues. The extraordinary circumstances of the war have never been repeated. But American history has time and again raised questions about state sovereignty versus national power, executive authority versus congressional prerogatives ...
... issues. The extraordinary circumstances of the war have never been repeated. But American history has time and again raised questions about state sovereignty versus national power, executive authority versus congressional prerogatives ...
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... issues. It is also useful to consider whether our ideas, based in part on later, less extreme crises, stand up to the test of the Civil War era. In short, we can use Lincoln as a test of modern constitutional doctrine, and use modern ...
... issues. It is also useful to consider whether our ideas, based in part on later, less extreme crises, stand up to the test of the Civil War era. In short, we can use Lincoln as a test of modern constitutional doctrine, and use modern ...
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... issue is more complex than modern readers sometimes assume, the bottom line is not surprising: secession was indeed unconstitutional. I round out the discussion of this first set of issues by asking whether the federal government had ...
... issue is more complex than modern readers sometimes assume, the bottom line is not surprising: secession was indeed unconstitutional. I round out the discussion of this first set of issues by asking whether the federal government had ...
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... issues. The Civil War raised the most profound questions about our constitutional order. Accordingly, this book concerns the largest of constitutional questions: the nature of the Union and of the states, the breadth of the president's ...
... issues. The Civil War raised the most profound questions about our constitutional order. Accordingly, this book concerns the largest of constitutional questions: the nature of the Union and of the states, the breadth of the president's ...
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... issue was whether “government of the people, by the people, and for the people, would perish from the earth.” Others must have questioned whether the Constitution would survive Lincoln's. Chapter 1: The Secession Crisis.
... issue was whether “government of the people, by the people, and for the people, would perish from the earth.” Others must have questioned whether the Constitution would survive Lincoln's. Chapter 1: The Secession Crisis.
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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