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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. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?
(a) James McPherson.
(b) Henry W. Halleck.
(c) Joel H. Silbey.
(d) Francis Lieber.

2. Who is Joseph Holt?
(a) Secretary of State from 1881-1884.
(b) Judge Advocate General in 1862.
(c) District Attorney of D.C. from 1863-65.
(d) Secretary of War from 1863-65.

3. 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) Because he does not believe in slavery.
(d) He believes Mr. Brogan acted in self-defense.

4. Which legitimate sailors are sometimes mistaken for blockade-runners?
(a) Crab fishers.
(b) Canadian sailors.
(c) Licensed oystermen.
(d) Union naval sailors.

5. Why does Lincoln feel the need to censure John Fremont?
(a) Fremont is a Confederate supporter.
(b) Fremont is a Confederate spy.
(c) Lincoln believes Fremont is part of an assassination plot.
(d) Fremont's actions are political and outside his realm of power.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what are the primary reasons for most arrests of Northern citizens?

2. In Chapter 7, which great blockade running port is the last to fall?

3. In Chapter 9, why does the Illinois State Register accept martial law fait accompli?

4. What war makes Lincoln aware of the importance of constitutional issues?

5. In Chapter 8, why is an elderly man charged with violating his oath of allegiance to the Union?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrew D. Duff predict that President Lincoln will not allow voting in November of 1864?

2. Why is the Union careful to not offend Great Britain?

3. How does the Mexican-American War influence Lincoln's perception of Constitutional issues?

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

5. What is the "White Flag Affair?"

6. Why is the Banshee declared an agent of the Confederacy?

7. How are pamphlets used by Democrats during the Civil War?

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

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

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

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