C- The Nina if i am correct
The second last sentence of the first paragraph is the key message conveying Lincoln's view that war was forced for the protection of the nation.
"<span>Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish."</span>
1: James Madison created the constitution. It was created for to give citizens rights and freedom.
2: http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-25-2-the-major-debates-at-the-constitutional-convention.html
4: The three branches of government are Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
5: checks and balances were created to have equal power, neither branch as more or less power. They are all equal power.
