Mark A for True. Mark B for False.

Lincoln believed he had the authority to readmit the states to the Union because he felt that although secession was illegal, it did not place the states outside the Union in a constitutional sense. He could use his pardoning power to certify a loyal electorate, since individuals and not states had defied federal authority. Congress felt that by secession$,$ the states had forfeited their place in the Union and that it would decide when and hpw the states would be readmitted.

True

False