"I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do
so."
-Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, March 4th, 1861
Which action later contradicted Lincoln's message within the speech?
Reinforcement of Fort Sumter
Calling on states to supply militia forces to put down the rebellion,
Issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation,
Suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War

Ok. are you talking judcial type stuff

Direct democracy was practiced in ancient greek city-states as a form of direct representstion. it meant that each male citizen had a right to speak it’s mind publicly and had equal political rights. the citizens direcly participated in political institutions and had direct control over decision making process. the main reason why is this not possible in the us is because of the size of the coutry. city-states were relatively small compared to the population of the us. some remainings of direct democracy we can see today in the swiss local government organization.