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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is the average length of time a Northern arrestee is detained?
(a) Eight days.
(b) 60 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 6 weeks.

2. According to Lincoln, what act did President Jefferson commit without having the constitutional power to do so?
(a) The Louisiana Purchase.
(b) The Militia Act.
(c) War with the French.
(d) War with Mexico.

3. Why does Francis Lieber recommend trials by military commission in 1864?
(a) Civil Justices may have political bias.
(b) Expediency is essential during war.
(c) Every citizen is a potential spy.
(d) Judicial control is power.

4. Why does President Lincoln pardon Wes Brogan?
(a) Because he does not want to damage the economy.
(b) He wants to use Mr. Brogan as a Union spy.
(c) He believes Mr. Brogan acted in self-defense.
(d) Because he does not believe in slavery.

5. Which politician quotes Lord Coke by saying, "Where courts of law are open, martial law cannot be executed"?
(a) George B. McClellan.
(b) Horatio Seymour.
(c) Clement Vallandingham.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Confederate Captain John Wilkinson slip through the blockade in 1864?

2. What sentence does Joseph Holt request for Wes Brogan?

3. According to Lincoln, what differentiates his actions from that of a dictator?

4. According to the New York Tribune, what percentage of military arrests are unjustified?

5. Who runs against Lincoln in the 1864 election?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the USS Niphon capture the Ella and Annie?

2. Why are there several discrepancies among the reported number of civilians arrested during the Civil War?

3. Describe President Lincoln's letter to Erastus Corning.

4. How does Lincoln explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

5. According to the laws of war, what happens to neutral crewmen when a neutral ship is confiscated?

6. What is the purpose of James G. Randall's book, "Constitutional Problems under Lincoln"?

7. What happens at Pohick Church in 1861?

8. According to Lincoln, what differentiates his actions from that of a dictator?

9. What concerns do Union officials have about rebel defectors who claim to be seeking asylum in the Union?

10. Why does Francis Lieber recommend trials by military commission in 1864?

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