Civil War Habeas Corpus Point of View Analysis

Students will read and analyze excerpts from Abraham Lincoln and the Ohio Democratic Convention (both in 1863) regarding the suspension of habeas corpus by answering 28 questions and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate this would be great for a sub!

Sample questions include:
--How did the “rebel sympathizers” believe they would avoid arrests and prosecutions?
--Why did Lincoln believe these matters weren’t fit for civil courts?
--What has his arrest resulted in per the Convention on a surface level? What about in the long term?
-- Rewrite the second to last paragraph in your own words to demonstrate understanding.
--In what way does the Convention see that popular government is at risk, and at risk of what?
--Explain the meaning of the phrase, “outside the pale of the constitutional guarantees.”
--How do the sources best counter each other? Identify and explain any similarities between the sources.
--If each text had a hook, what would it be and why?

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