In what ways did Abraham Lincoln overstep the bounds of his constitutional authority during the Civil War?

What will be an ideal response?

He called up militias, expanded the army (using tax funds to pay for it), blockaded southern ports and suspended the writ habeas corpus.

Political Science

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How did much of U.S. finance come to be little supervised after Reagan's tenure as president?

A) Congress has generally delivered whatever the finance industry specified, and regulations and safeguards were rolled back. B) Presidents have generally delivered whatever the finance industry specified, and regulations and safeguards were rolled back. C) Congress has generally delivered whatever the finance industry specified, save the regulations and safeguards the industry pushed. D) Citizens have generally pushed against most legislation having to do with the finance industry, including regulations and safeguards related to the finance industry

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All of the following were reasons for pessimism about the new republic after World War II EXCEPT

a. German values were changing too quickly. b. democracy had been imposed by outsiders. c. East Germany created a Stalinist government. d. immigration by refugees. e. questions about the durability of the economy.

Political Science