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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) A collection of international civil liberty laws.
(b) A list of Confederate supporters.
(c) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.
(d) A Jacksonian defense.

2. When does Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus in Missouri?
(a) After Confederate spies are found hiding in the capital courthouse.
(b) After local commanders suspend civil liberties.
(c) After a potential assassination plot is uncovered.
(d) After mobs riot in the streets of Jefferson City.

3. In Chapter 2, on what charge are civilians who burn bridges typically tried?
(a) Destruction of property.
(b) Civil unrest.
(c) Violating the laws of war.
(d) Inciting a riot.

4. Why is district attorney Ezra B. Chase arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(b) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(c) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.
(d) For selling alcohol to Union troops.

5. What decision does General John C. Frymont make about Joseph Aubuchon?
(a) He overturns Aubuchon's conviction.
(b) He arrests Aubuchon for interfering in military trials.
(c) He orders Aubuchon's execution.
(d) He upholds Aubuchon's conviction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which judge challenges President Lincoln's right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

2. How does Ulysses S. Grant respond to General Paine's decision to arrest 100 citizens?

3. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?

4. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?

5. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?

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