Question
Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:
The States have their status in the Union, and they have no other legal status.... The Union, and not themselves separately, procured their independence and their liberty.
-President Abraham Lincoln, message to Congress, July 4, 1861
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
(1 point)
The right of citizens to choose representatives.
The power of states to organize militias
The unalienable rights of citizens
The legal ability of states to secede
The States have their status in the Union, and they have no other legal status.... The Union, and not themselves separately, procured their independence and their liberty.
-President Abraham Lincoln, message to Congress, July 4, 1861
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
(1 point)
The right of citizens to choose representatives.
The power of states to organize militias
The unalienable rights of citizens
The legal ability of states to secede
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In this excerpt, President Lincoln is addressing **the legal ability of states to secede**. He emphasizes that the states derive their status and independence from the Union as a whole, implying that they do not have the right to separate themselves individually from the Union.