PSC 324 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Emancipation Proclamation, Confederate States Constitution, Roger B. Taney
11 Sep 2018
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Presidential power during war and reconstruction: presidential power during the civil war, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, blockading southern ports, banning slavery in the territories. Presidential power during reconstruction: the tenure of office act (1867, the impeachment of andrew johnson (1867, presidential power during the civil war. Lincoln is inaugurated on march 4, 1861 of republican party. S. c. declared war to leave the union and surrounded fort sumter; six other states joined (=confederate states) March 11, adopted their own confederate constitution (verbatim) More clauses about slavery, adopting provisions that explicitly recognized and protected slavery. Free soil = free land / free labor = northern laborers vs. slaves / free men = abolishment of slavery. Lincoln promised to not interfere with slavery, but should ban slavery in federal territories; congress has authority. Attacks fort sumter on april 12: start of civil war. July 4, 1861: message to congress about military actions.
