read this excerpt from abraham lincoln's emancipation proclamation what was his purpose in including a reference to the us constitution?
and by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, i do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within sald designated
states and parts of states are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the executive government of the united states, including the
military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
and i hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defense; and i recommend
to them that, in all case when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.
and i further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the united states to
garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.
and upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the constitution upon military necessity, i invoke the considerate
judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of almighty god
to embarrass the confederate states
to show that he could be a fair and judicial leader
to portray himself as a great military leader
to establish that the position stated in the document is legal

the us constitution is a living document, meaning that it can be changed over time as the country changes.

russia because it is the biggest state

                the united states presidential election of 1912 was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 5, 1912. the election was a rare four-way contest.

                incumbent president william howard taft was renominated by the republican party with the support of its conservative wing. after former president theodore roosevelt failed to receive the republican nomination, he called his own convention and created the progressive party (nicknamed the "bull moose party"). it nominated roosevelt and ran candidates for other offices in major states. democrat woodrow wilson was finally nominated on the 46th ballot of a contentious convention, to the support of william jennings bryan, the three-time democratic presidential candidate who still had a large and loyal following in 1912. eugene v. debs, running for a fourth time, was the nominee of the socialist party of america.

                wilson won the election, gaining a large majority in the electoral college and winning 42% of the popular vote, while roosevelt won 27%, taft 23% and debs 6%. wilson became the only elected president from the democratic party between 1892 and 1932, and the second of only two democrats to be elected president between 1860 and 1932. this was the last election in which a candidate who was not a republican or democrat came second in either the popular vote or the electoral college, and the first election in which all 48 states of the contiguous united states participated.

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