Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

The right of citizens to choose representatives.
The right of citizens to choose representatives.

The power of states to organize militias
The power of states to organize militias

The unalienable rights of citizens
The unalienable rights of citizens

The legal ability of states to secede

1 answer

The constitutional issue President Lincoln was addressing in the excerpt is the legal ability of states to secede.