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Why did President Lincoln's argument that secession was not constitutional? A) He believed secession would weaken the country and make it susceptible to foreign attacks.
B) He encouraged Congress to pass a law prohibiting secession in any form, and so it was illegal.
C) The Constitution had a clause listing the United States as a "perpetual Union" that could not end.
D) The Constitution explicitly stated that secession was unconstitutional

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