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Lincoln, the Law, and Presidential Leadership by Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana;Hubbard, Charles M.;Lincoln, Abraham is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Lincoln, the Law, and Presidential Leadership about?
"The essays in this book focus on Lincoln's views on the rule of law and the Constitution and expose the difficulty and ambiguity associated with the protection of civil rights during the Civil War"--;"From his early years as a small-town lawyer through his rise to the presidency, Abraham Lincoln respected the rule of law. Secession and the Civil War, however, led him to expand presidential power in ways that often put him at odds with the Supreme Court and Congress. In this incisive essay collection, recognized scholars from a variety of academic disciplines--including history, political science, legal studies, and journalism--explore Lincoln's actions as president and identify within his decision-making process his commitment to law and order and the principles of the Constitution. In so doing, they demonstrate how wartime pressures and problems required Lincoln to confront the constitutional limitations imposed on the chief executive and expose the difficulty and ambiguity associated with the protection of civil rights during the Civil War. Among the topics addressed are civil liberties during wartime; presidential pardons; the loyalty (or treason) of government employees; Linco
Who reads Lincoln, the Law, and Presidential Leadership?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana;Hubbard, Charles M.;Lincoln, Abraham
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press,
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780809334551
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Law