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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. Why does the author have difficulty confirming civilian arrest records?
(a) Some records are missing, damaged or mixed with POW data.
(b) Many records are still sealed.
(c) Many civillian arrest records were destroyed after the war.
(d) The National Archive will not release military arrest records.

2. Which famous church is raided and looted by Union troops in 1861?
(a) New Hope Church.
(b) St. Croix.
(c) Ambrose Chapel Church.
(d) Pohick church.

3. As a congressman in 1848, why doesn't Lincoln want to wait for a constitutional amendment?
(a) He believes the amendment will be too weak.
(b) He prefers the use of presidential "express authority."
(c) He fears Congress will not act in the best interests of the country.
(d) He believes Confederate spies are working within Congress.

4. According to President Lincoln, why would many civilian detainees have been in prison even with the right of habeas corpus?
(a) Providence judges the unjust.
(b) Innocence is easily determined.
(c) Friction and abrasion accompany war.
(d) The guilty are proven guilty.

5. In Chapter 6, which Anti-Lincoln historian is accused of exaggerating partisan abuse and political exploitation?
(a) Dean Sprague.
(b) James McPherson.
(c) Frank Klement.
(d) James G. Randall.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lincoln, whom does the constitution give the power to declare war?

2. Why does President Lincoln pardon Wes Brogan?

3. What does the "Fishing Creek Confederacy" protest?

4. What is the Old Capitol prison?

5. Which book does Andrew D. Duff write warnings of the dangerous precedents being set by President Lincoln's actions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are modern historians unable to replicate or confirm Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study?

3. Why does Horatio Seymour quote Lord Coke, by saying, "Where courts of law are open, martial law cannot be executed?"

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

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

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

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

8. What is the "White Flag Affair?"

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

10. How does Clement Vallandingham's arrest affect the political climate of the North?

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