Spot Resolutions in the United States
Spot Resolutions (1847)
United States Constitution
According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 399 SPOT RESOLUTIONS (1847) Congressman abraham lincoln (Whig, Illinois) introduced a series of eight resolutions in the House of Representatives on December 22, 1847. Intended to show the illegality of the Mexican War, the resolutions were in the form of interrogatories, challenging President james k.
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