What are the characteristics that define a constitution as a “higher law”?

Characteristics of higher law are 1. lists basic rights of life, liberty, and property, 2. Establishes the responsibility of the government to protect these rights, 3. places limits on how people may use their powers like: citizens rights, how resources are distributed and how conflicts are handles, 4.

lincoln declared that slavery should not be allowed to spread into the new states, and of course this angered the south at the time.

democracy

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