During the Civil War, President Lincoln suspended the civil liberties of alleged agitators and drafted state militias into national service. He did this using what set of powers that are used during times of national crisis?

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President Lincoln invoked emergency powers during the Civil War to suspend civil liberties and draft state militias into national service. Emergency powers are powers that are used during times of national crisis or emergency to protect the nation and its citizens. They are not explicitly granted to the president in the Constitution but have been accepted by the courts as inherent powers of the presidency.

During the Civil War, President Lincoln Suspended the Civil Liberties