D to state that the government is expected to protect American freedoms
Answer: A. Lincoln wanted the country to heal and offered generous terms of surrender.
Explanation: Lincoln wanted peace to come to the Union and felt he needed to treat the Confederate soldiers such that they would not rebel again. The terms of the surrender were generous: Confederate soldiers would have to turn in their rifles, but they could return home immediately and keep their horses or mules.
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I'm going to ask you a question. It is not a very nice one. How would you feel if you found out that your next door neighbor's son was a mass murderer?
I don't know how public opinion divided even though I was in the Unites States when it happened. Some people believed it was the tragic result of war it self.
Some were shocked: they thought of the American Soldier as a noble creature incapable of such brutality, such thoughtless and immoral murder. The truth likely lies between these two points of view. Certainly President Nixon did not think William Calley's actions warranted the death penalty and that is a very telling observation. If ever there was a political animal that could assess public opinion and act on it, that person would be Richard Nixon. I think the die was set long before My Lai.
He wanted to remind them what the founding ideals were
Explanation: Congress oversight refers to the power of the U.S Congress is to monitor and change. The main goals of congressional oversight are preventing waste, fraud, and abuse and protecting rights and civil liberties.