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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?
(a) Such rights are earned, not given.
(b) Rebels are using these rights to aid their rebellion.
(c) Spies could damage the commerce of the Union.
(d) The country must temporarily give up freedom for safety.

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

3. Which former President is nearly arrested in Chapter 1?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) Zachary Taylor.
(c) Franklin Pierce.
(d) James Buchanan.

4. Who is Hamilton Easter?
(a) A grocer arrested for bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(b) A slave who sues for his freedom.
(c) A Confederate spy.
(d) A wealthy businessman arrested for blockade running.

5. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?
(a) The Habeas Corpus Act.
(b) The Writ Act.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The Militia Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why does the Union Army close down nine firms and arrest 97 employees and owners?

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

3. Who runs against Lincoln in the 1864 election?

4. Which iron side steamship rams the USS Niphon?

5. Which bill, passed in 1863, removes the cracks between military and civilian justice?

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