Basic American Government Answer Key for:

14 Civil War and

Reconstruction
6. Emancipation Proclamation 331
Main Idea
In Chapter 14 Dr. Carson lays out the circumstanc-
es surrounding the Civil War and Reconstruction.
He makes the case that the Constitution was often 7. Committee of Fifteen 337
ignored during this period, and that justifications
for such actions were very weak.
In the second half of Chapter 14 Dr. Carson lays
out the circumstances surrounding Reconstruction
and some of the consequences for our country. He 8. Radical Republicans 337
makes the case that the Constitution was often
ignored during this period, and that justifications
for such actions were very weak.

9. Thaddeus Stevens 338

Identification
1. fait accompli 319

10. 13th Amendment 340

2. Confederacy 319 ff

11. 14th Amendment 340

3. Greenbacks 324

4. fiat money 324

12. 15th Amendment 341

5. Julliard v. Greenman 326-27

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 9. How did Lincoln justify the war? 328-29
Review Questions
1. Explain the two views of the Union that are laid
out on p. 319. .
10. List the various ways that Lincoln went beyond the
bounds of the Constitution to expand the powers
of the President during his time in office. 329-331

2. What issue(s) led to the formation of the Lincol-

nian Republican Party in the 1850s? 320

11. Dr. Carson uses three and a half pages to describe

an egregious violation of the Constitution in the
3. Which party did this new party essentially replace? methods used in the war. What was this method
320 and how did it violate the Constitution? 332 ff

4. The Republican Party was a “regional” party.

Which part of the country supported it? 320

5. Which Region of the country generally dominated 12. Did the end justify the means in this case? 335
national politics from 1801–1861?321

6. What policies were part of the Republican Party

platform in 1860 when Lincoln was elected? 321-22

.
7. When eleven Southern states seceded from the 13. Briefly describe Lincoln (and Johnson’s) plan for
Union, and pulled their representatives home from Reconstruction. 335-36
Congress, the Republicans had freedom to enact
many of their ideas into law. List the changes that
were made. 322-26

14. Explain the cause or purpose that motivated the

Radical Republicans. 337
8. Why was Julliard v. Greenman significant? 326-27

15. Give some examples that show the Radical Repub-

licans view of the Constitution during the time of
Reconstruction. 338-40

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16. Explain the reasoning that calls into question
whether the 13th & 14th Amendments were proper-
ly ratified. 341-42

17. What were the two great casualties of the Civil War
and Reconstruction that Dr. Carson points to in
the last section of the chapter? 341-42

18. Which President finally stood up to the Radical

Republican agenda by using his veto power? 343

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