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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. What is the verdict in Joseph Griffin's case?

2. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?

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

4. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?

5. To whom does President Lincoln have to explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry W. Halleck.

2. Why does the War Department seize John N. Eitel in 1865?

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

4. Describe the Militia Act of 1862.

5. Why does General John C. Frymont close the St. Louis "State Journal" and declare martial law?

6. How does the War Department combat corruption during the Civil War?

7. What is the purpose of the Enrollment Act?

8. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?

9. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

10. What is the purpose of John A. Marshall's book, "The American Bastile"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the arrest and trial of Clement L. Vallandingham affects any bipartisan efforts between the Democratic and Republican parties. How does Vallandingham's arrest affect the publicity of the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus? How does Vallandingham's arrest affect Congress?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the use of hostage taking and exchange during the Civil War. What is Lincoln's policy on the taking of civilian hostages? How is the seizure and exchange of civilian hostages justified by the Union Army? What standards are set up for the exchange of hostages?

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