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Did the federal government have a right to use force to do away with Slavery?
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The question of whether the federal government could use force to end slavery was hotly debated at the time. Generally, it was considered not possible or legal to do so. There was very little political desire to end slavery, especially by violent force. Once the Civil War began, there was substantial dispute as to whether the government could use the army to force the Confederate states back into the union. President Buchanan and many others felt that it would not be acceptable, but Lincoln felt that it was worth fighting for and the courts backed him up. Once the war was underway, the Emancipation Proclamation was probably not legal, but the 13th, 14th and 15th constitutional amendments finally made it legal and acceptable to forcefully end slavery.
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What right was granted to the federal government by the force bill?
The federal government was granted the right to enforce federal laws, including the collection of protective tariffs. This was a power the federal government had not held before.
Who abolished slavery and gave the right to freedom guaranteed by the federal government?
Abraham Lincoln
Why did slavery cause fierce struggle between the South and the North?
Slavery was a states rights issue. The essential problem was if a state had the right to allow slavery when the federal government states it is illegal. We are still arguing the issue today. For Lincoln it was an issue of keeping the union together. Slavery wasn't so much the cause but a emotional and political response of where the power of the federal government stops and the state begins.
What rights were granted to the federal government by force bill?
the right to enforce federal lawa, including the clloection of protective tariffs.
What southerners called for to protect their right to own slaves?
Southerners called for states' rights and the preservation of the institution of slavery to protect their right to own slaves. They argued that the federal government should not interfere with the laws of individual states regarding slavery.
The Interstate Commerce Act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to?
The federal government.
Is Mexico's government a federal republic?
Right.
Can federal government have the right to tax?
yes
Why slavery should of been adolished?
No one has the right to force a person to do things for them.
Does Mexico use federal form of government?
Right.
What government is the only level of American government that has the right to coin money.?
federal.
What was confederacy and union fighting for?
Lots of things. It's complicated.Ultimately it all boils down to the question of "States' Rights", that is, does a state have the right to determine its own laws, or is it subject to the laws of the federal government? The answer turns out to be "yes and yes": a state may determine its own laws where those laws do not conflict with those of the federal government, but if there is a conflict, the federal laws "win".Even more specifically, the two rights that anyone actually cared about at the time were 1. The right to keep slavery legal and 2. The right to secede from the United States. The fight itself was over the Confederate states attempting to secede (#2), but the secession was caused by fears that the federal government would override state laws and outlaw slavery (#1).
