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A 4 page essay that discusses the view of Abraham Lincoln on the role of government and problems facing the nation during his presidency, with a particular focus on Lincoln's beliefs about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Lincolns View of Government Research Compiled
By - April, 2012 properly! When Abraham Lincoln assumed the Presidency of
the United States of America on March 4, 1861, seven southern slave states had already succeeded from the Union forming the Confederacy and, with the attack on Fort Sumter on
April 12, 1861, the Civil War began. Southerners asserted that they were maintaining the principles of liberty indicated in the Declaration of Independence, as they saw their actions as supporting
states rights. Lincoln, on the other hand, felt that, in order to adhere to both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, required using the power of the federal government
to main rule of law and preserve the Union. The following examination of Lincolns speeches focuses on how Lincoln perceived the principles and problems facing American government in the mid-nineteenth
century, as well as the solutions to these problems. This analysis demonstrates that Lincolns positions firmly support the principles of liberty outlined in the Declaration of Independence. The foundation
of Lincolns political views is evident early in his career. In an address given in Springfield, Illinois in 1838, Lincoln expressed the opinion that the greatest threat to the American
political institutions established by the Founding Fathers was erosion of the publics respect for the law. Lincoln begins his speech by indentifying the American system of government as more conducive
to protecting both civil and religious freedom than any other society in human history. He goes on to discount any possibility of European force conquering the US, but rather identifies
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