When northern soldiers proclaimed they were fighting to protect and defend the constitution, in reality, what was it they wanted to maintain? they wanted to keep the system that they currently had, which advocated a strong national government. they fought to keep the union, not allowing states to leave if they so desired. they argued that the constitution is the law of the land and must be enforced.

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u.s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.