:{{See also|Aaron Burr#Western Conspiracy}}
The second law was enacted in 1807 at the request of President [[Thomas Jefferson]] to extend Presidential authority to call forth the standing army as well at the militia. This section allows the President to use the armed forces to enforce the laws or suppress a rebellion whenever, in his opinion, unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages or rebellion against the authority of the United States make it impractical to enforce the laws using the course of judicial proceedings.
==Civil War==was enacted in 1861 at the request of President [[Abraham Lincoln]] to increase Presidential authority to use the militia and the regular army to suppress insurrections and enforce the laws. This law was the legal basis for waging the Civil War. This law allows the President to use federal troops on his own initiative and act on his own judgment without waiting for a request from a governor.
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