How did the Confederate States refer to the Constitution when they voted to secede?
A
They said it was a contract between the federal and state governments
that had been broken.
B
They said that it granted states the right to overthrow the national
government if it did not meet their needs.
C
They said that state-constitutions overrode the powers outlined in the U. S.
Constitutions.
D
They said the Fifth Amendment protected their rights as slaveholders.