jan 19, 1862 - Lincoln's Unconstitutional Powers

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During wartime civil liberties are compromised.

- Lincoln increased the size of the army.
- Suspended Habeas corpus (allowed the gov to hold suspicious people w/out charging them).
- "Supervised voting" in border states to encourage people to vote for republicans.
- Shut down dissenting newspapers and arrested criticizing editors; free speech and press compromised.

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