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An 1831 House Report from the Committee on Military Affairs noted that {{blockquote |text=Before the commencement of the war with Great Britain, and for a long time afterwards, the State of South Carolina was almost destitute of any of the means of military protection, excepting as such could be furnished by her own resources. In the harbor of Charleston alone were there any forts, and these were in so feeble a condition, that at a period, when a British squadron was engaged in sounding the depth of water off the bar, and its commander apparently meditating an attack upon the forts, the quantity of gunpowder in the harbor, belonging to the United States, was not more than sufficient to have enabled the garrison to fire a single round.<ref>{{cite web |title=H. Rept. 22-1 - South Carolina claims. December 15, 1831 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-00224_00_00-002-0001-0000 |website=GovInfo.gov |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref>}} | An 1831 House Report from the Committee on Military Affairs noted that {{blockquote |text=Before the commencement of the war with Great Britain, and for a long time afterwards, the State of South Carolina was almost destitute of any of the means of military protection, excepting as such could be furnished by her own resources. In the harbor of Charleston alone were there any forts, and these were in so feeble a condition, that at a period, when a British squadron was engaged in sounding the depth of water off the bar, and its commander apparently meditating an attack upon the forts, the quantity of gunpowder in the harbor, belonging to the United States, was not more than sufficient to have enabled the garrison to fire a single round.<ref>{{cite web |title=H. Rept. 22-1 - South Carolina claims. December 15, 1831 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-00224_00_00-002-0001-0000 |website=GovInfo.gov |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref>}} | ||
In the [[1860 United States presidential election|United States presidential election of 1860]], voting was sharply divided, with the South voting for the [[Southern Democrats]] and the North for Abraham Lincoln's | In the [[1860 United States presidential election|United States presidential election of 1860]], voting was sharply divided, with the South voting for the [[Southern Democrats]] and the North for Abraham Lincoln's Republican Party. Lincoln was anti-slavery, did not acknowledge the right to [[Secession in the United States|secession]], and would not yield federal property in Southern states. Southern secessionists believed Lincoln's election meant long-term doom for their slavery-based agrarian economy and social system.<ref>[[Avery Craven]], [http://lsupress.org/books/detail/the-growth-of-southern-nationalism-1848-1861/ ''The Growth of Southern Nationalism, 1848–1861''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525205452/http://lsupress.org/books/detail/the-growth-of-southern-nationalism-1848-1861/ |date=May 25, 2017 }}, 1953. {{ISBN|978-0-8071-0006-6}}, p. 391, 394, 396.</ref> | ||
Lincoln was elected president on November 6, 1860. The state House of Representatives three days later passed the "Resolution to Call the Election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President a Hostile Act",<ref>{{cite web|title=Resolution to Call the Election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President a Hostile Act, 9 November 1860|url=http://www.teachingushistory.org/ttrove/ResolutiontocalltheelectionofAbrahamLincolnaHostileActNovember1860.html|website=Teaching American History in South Carolina|access-date=February 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301220726/http://www.teachingushistory.org/tTrove/ResolutiontocalltheelectionofAbrahamLincolnaHostileActNovember1860.html|archive-date=March 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and within weeks South Carolina became the first state to [[Secession in the United States|secede]].<ref name="sc-lib"/> | Lincoln was elected president on November 6, 1860. The state House of Representatives three days later passed the "Resolution to Call the Election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President a Hostile Act",<ref>{{cite web|title=Resolution to Call the Election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President a Hostile Act, 9 November 1860|url=http://www.teachingushistory.org/ttrove/ResolutiontocalltheelectionofAbrahamLincolnaHostileActNovember1860.html|website=Teaching American History in South Carolina|access-date=February 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301220726/http://www.teachingushistory.org/tTrove/ResolutiontocalltheelectionofAbrahamLincolnaHostileActNovember1860.html|archive-date=March 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and within weeks South Carolina became the first state to [[Secession in the United States|secede]].<ref name="sc-lib"/> | ||
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South Carolina's [[State governments of the United States|state government]] consists of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The [[governor of South Carolina]] heads the executive branch; the [[South Carolina General Assembly]] heads the legislative branch; and the [[South Carolina Supreme Court]] heads the judicial branch. | South Carolina's [[State governments of the United States|state government]] consists of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The [[governor of South Carolina]] heads the executive branch; the [[South Carolina General Assembly]] heads the legislative branch; and the [[South Carolina Supreme Court]] heads the judicial branch. | ||
South Carolina is a largely conservative state. Since the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], South Carolina's politics have been controlled by three main parties: the [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican Party]] in the early 1800s, the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] through most of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the | South Carolina is a largely conservative state. Since the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], South Carolina's politics have been controlled by three main parties: the [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican Party]] in the early 1800s, the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] through most of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the Republican Party in the 21st century. Since the mid-1990s, the [[South Carolina General Assembly]] has been controlled by the Republican party, and currently, eight of nine statewide offices are held by Republican officeholders and one by a Democratic officeholder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Democratic Party |url=https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/democratic-party/ |access-date=10 June 2010 |website=South Carolina Encyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Folks |first1=Will |title=South Carolina Democrats Finally 'Win' A Statewide Office |url=https://www.fitsnews.com/2023/05/15/south-carolina-democrats-finally-win-a-statewide-office/ |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=FITSNews|date=May 15, 2023 }}</ref> | ||
At the federal level, South Carolina has voted Republican in every presidential election since the [[1976 United States presidential election|1976 election of Jimmy Carter]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Carolina |url=https://www.270towin.com/states/South_Carolina |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=270towin}}</ref> Both of South Carolina's [[United States Senate|senators]] are Republican. The most-recent Democratic senator to serve was [[Fritz Hollings]], who left office in 2005. South Carolina has seven representatives in the [[United States House of Representatives]], six of whom are Republican. [[File:SCCapitol0270.jpg|thumb|left|[[South Carolina State House]]]]As of November 8, 2022, there were 3,740,743 registered voters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scvotes.gov/results-statistics |title=South Carolina Voter Registration Demographics |publisher=South Carolina State Election Commission |access-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611002649/https://scvotes.gov/results-statistics |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a 2020 study, South Carolina was ranked by the ''[[Election Law Journal]]'' as the 7th hardest state for citizens to vote in.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schraufnagel |first1=Scot |last2=Pomante II |first2=Michael J. |last3=Li |first3=Quan |title=Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020 |journal=Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy |date=December 15, 2020 |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=503–509 |doi=10.1089/elj.2020.0666 |s2cid=225139517 |doi-access=free }}</ref> South Carolina retains the [[Capital punishment in South Carolina|death penalty]]. Authorized methods of execution include by [[electric chair]] or firing squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Methods of Execution |url=https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/methods-of-execution |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Death Penalty Information Center |language=en-US}}</ref> | At the federal level, South Carolina has voted Republican in every presidential election since the [[1976 United States presidential election|1976 election of Jimmy Carter]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Carolina |url=https://www.270towin.com/states/South_Carolina |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=270towin}}</ref> Both of South Carolina's [[United States Senate|senators]] are Republican. The most-recent Democratic senator to serve was [[Fritz Hollings]], who left office in 2005. South Carolina has seven representatives in the [[United States House of Representatives]], six of whom are Republican. [[File:SCCapitol0270.jpg|thumb|left|[[South Carolina State House]]]]As of November 8, 2022, there were 3,740,743 registered voters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scvotes.gov/results-statistics |title=South Carolina Voter Registration Demographics |publisher=South Carolina State Election Commission |access-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611002649/https://scvotes.gov/results-statistics |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a 2020 study, South Carolina was ranked by the ''[[Election Law Journal]]'' as the 7th hardest state for citizens to vote in.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schraufnagel |first1=Scot |last2=Pomante II |first2=Michael J. |last3=Li |first3=Quan |title=Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020 |journal=Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy |date=December 15, 2020 |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=503–509 |doi=10.1089/elj.2020.0666 |s2cid=225139517 |doi-access=free }}</ref> South Carolina retains the [[Capital punishment in South Carolina|death penalty]]. Authorized methods of execution include by [[electric chair]] or firing squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Methods of Execution |url=https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/methods-of-execution |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Death Penalty Information Center |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||