In Ex Parte Merryman, the Supreme Court declared that President Lincoln acted unconstitutionally when, without the consent of Congress, he
A) declared the South in a state of insurrection.
B) suspended the writ of habeas corpus in order to jail secessionists in Maryland.
C) called for 75,000 volunteers after the firing on Fort Sumter.
D) issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves.
ANSWER
B
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