The idea of the Constitution as a compact from which states might secede was a casualty of the Civil War.

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The Civil War established the doctrine that states do not have the right to secede from the Union. Prior to the war, there was a debate over whether the Constitution was a compact among the states or a creation of the people as a whole. The secession of southern states and the ensuing conflict demonstrated that the Union was stronger than any individual state and that secession was not a viable option for resolving political disagreements.

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