"[T]he maintenance ... of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its
that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend..."
-Abraham Lincoln, 1st inaugural address, March 4, 1861
judgment alone is essential to
In his inaugural address, why did Lincoln refer to the right of each state to control its own affairs?

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states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”

troy donahue,   i think.