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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dennis A. Mahony secure his release?

2. How are disloyal citizens tried in Chapter 2?

3. Why are judges still issuing writs of habeas corpus in Chapter 3?

4. What war time legal practice is revived due to the rise of guerilla warfare in America?

5. With what political party does President Lincoln associate the longest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why must President Lincoln explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to Congress?

2. What controversy arises between Peter H. Watson and a Union Senator in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus of rail routes from Philadelphia to Washington in April of 1861?

4. Describe the Militia Act of 1862.

5. Why does Lincoln admire Andrew Jackson?

6. How does Lincoln's decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus divide politicians in 1861?

7. What is the result of Joseph Griffin's suit against Captain Frank Wilcox?

8. What is the purpose of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's General Order No. 104?

9. How is guerrilla warfare used in the Civil War?

10. Describe the purpose of the Habeas Corpus Act.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Lincoln feel it necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus? What are the positive and negative affects of the writ's suspension? According to historians, how might the precedents set by the suspension of the writ affect the future of American warfare policy?

Essay Topic 2

What impact does Ex parte Milligan have on Lincoln's administration? What is the political significance of the case for all American civilians? How does the case affect reconstruction in the South?

Essay Topic 3

What events give rise to Martial law during the Civil War? Why does General William S. Harney describe the military's legal powers as "higher law"? What are the positive and negative affects of Martial law during the Civil War?

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