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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... questions seem pressing even today. We not only want to know what happened during that era, we want to know how to assess those events. Our judgments about their actions can make no difference to Lincoln or Grant or Lee. Professional ...
... questions seem pressing even today. We not only want to know what happened during that era, we want to know how to assess those events. Our judgments about their actions can make no difference to Lincoln or Grant or Lee. Professional ...
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... questions about the status of individual rights during national emergencies, another issue that has become unexpectedly germane today. Finally, Lincoln's stormy ... question. Lincoln remains the paramount example Introduction { 3.
... questions about the status of individual rights during national emergencies, another issue that has become unexpectedly germane today. Finally, Lincoln's stormy ... question. Lincoln remains the paramount example Introduction { 3.
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Daniel A. Farber. ter 6 considers the separation-of-powers question. Lincoln remains the paramount example of unilateral presidential initiative, but we have now had another 140 years of debate over executive power. This provides us with ...
Daniel A. Farber. ter 6 considers the separation-of-powers question. Lincoln remains the paramount example of unilateral presidential initiative, but we have now had another 140 years of debate over executive power. This provides us with ...
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... 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 independent power to pursue the national ...
... 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 independent power to pursue the national ...
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... questions about state sovereignty, federal authority, presidential power, and civil liberties have recurred again and again. Even today, the Supreme Court wrestles with these issues. Lincoln has been something of a paradigm for later ...
... questions about state sovereignty, federal authority, presidential power, and civil liberties have recurred again and again. Even today, the Supreme Court wrestles with these issues. Lincoln has been something of a paradigm for later ...
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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