Form 13: Executive Power and the Constitution in Wartime

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   Which constitutional clause did Lincoln rely upon to justify expanding executive power during the Civil War?

2. MultiChoice

   In which 1861 ruling did Chief Justice Roger Taney challenge Lincoln's unilateral suspension of habeas corpus?

3. MultiChoice

   Which 1866 Supreme Court ruling declared that military tribunals could not try civilians where civil courts were open?

4. MultiChoice

   Which Supreme Court decision upheld Lincoln's blockade of Southern ports before Congress officially declared war?

5. MultiChoice

   Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who repeatedly clashed with Lincoln over emergency presidential powers?

6. MultiChoice

   Whom did Lincoln appoint as Chief Justice following the death of Roger Taney in 1864?

7. MultiChoice

   What famous argument did Lincoln present to Congress defending his emergency suspension of habeas corpus?

8. MultiChoice

   What wartime control measure did the Lincoln administration exercise over Northern newspapers and communication?

9. MultiChoice

   What primary justification did Lincoln give for taking unprecedented executive actions without prior congressional approval?

10. MultiChoice

    Which congressional law officially authorized Lincoln's power to suspend habeas corpus during the war?

11. MultiChoice

    What lasting constitutional impact did Lincoln's presidency have on executive power?

12. MultiChoice

    Which 1869 Supreme Court case ruled that secession was unconstitutional and the Union was 'an indestructible Union, composed of indestructible States'?