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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous case will refer to Samuel Perkins' arguments in 1966?
(a) Perkins.
(b) Writ.
(c) Milligan.
(d) Griffin.

2. Who produces a digest of opinions on martial law for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) Titian J. Coffey.
(b) William H. Seward.
(c) Edward Bates.
(d) Edwin M. Stanton.

3. What war time legal practice is revived due to the rise of guerilla warfare in America?
(a) Execution squads.
(b) Hangings.
(c) Seizure of property.
(d) Military commissions.

4. What do William Seward and George McClelland approve in Chapter 1?
(a) An attack plan for Missouri.
(b) A collection of international civil liberty laws.
(c) A list of Confederate supporters.
(d) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.

5. Dennis A. Mahony is editor of which newspaper in Chapter 3?
(a) The Dubuque "Herald."
(b) The "American Bastile."
(c) The "Merryman."
(d) The Newark "Evening Journal."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter H. Watson oversee in Chapter 5?

2. What does Samuel E. Perkins do in Chapter 4?

3. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?

4. How are Confederate deserters often treated by Union troops in Chapter 4?

5. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?

(see the answer key)

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