What important decisions had to be made concerning the fate of the seceded states and the rights of those freed from slavery

could you use this to with a topic?

the key difference between a democracy and a republic lies in the limits placed on government by the law, which has implications for minority rights. both forms of government tend to use a representational system — i.e., citizens vote to elect politicians to represent their interests and form the government.

whose power in the senate is equal to the power of the speaker of the house?