During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln invoked controversial emergency powers such as suspending habeas corpus. Lincoln justified such actions by insisting that they were necessary in order to(1 point)

Question

suppress hostile newspapers.

silence Congressional opponents.

maintain civil liberties.

preserve the Union.

Answer 1

President Abraham Lincoln justified invoking controversial emergency powers, such as suspending habeas corpus, by insisting that they were necessary in order to preserve the Union.