The Detention of John Merryman Was an Important Case in Presidential

question 16

Multiple Choice

The detention of John Merryman was an important case in presidential power because of President Lincoln's assertion of the power to

• A)suspend habeas corpus.
• B)indiscriminately punish Southern traitors.
• C)write and enforce bills of attainder.
• D)command the Union army.

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