He was the 40% Victor of vote but they we cased by the north. The other groups of presidential candidatea where spread out and so the most vote for one candidate was Lincoln even though he wasn't on the ballot for 10 slave states. Lincoln's view on slavery was that is was wrongs hence him saying that there would be on compromise on the subject and that slavery won't continue or expand.
Which is supreme, the state governments or the federal government?
McCulloch v. Maryland addressed the issue of Maryland taxing the National Bank.
In this case, the state of Maryland attempted to tax the National Bank. The representative of the Bank refused to pay the taxes. The Court sided with the Bank stating the Federal government had the right to have a bank under the "necessary and proper clause". Additionally the ruling stated that the Federal government has supremacy over the state.
City dwellers faced the noise, dirt, and crime of the cities, the hardships of factory work, and the overcrowded, dangerous conditions of tenements.
Governments and city planners tried to alleviate dangerous conditions and make cities better, safer places to live.
