How did the election and inauguration of lincoln lead to the southern states seceding

The southern states believed that he was going to take away their slaves, and they felt that they had always withheld the right to leave the Union. they felt threatened so they started to secede.

montesquieu took the view that the roman republic had powers separated so that no one could usurp complete power. in the british constitutional system, montesquieu discerned a separation of powers among the monarch, parliament, and the courts of law.