Although the Habeas Corpus Act authorized the president to suspend habeas corpus, it did require him to
a. bring charges against those detained within days and release them if there was insufficient evidence to convict.
b. identify those detained to federal judges and release them if not indicted under criminal law.
c. notify Congress beforehand.
d. obtain the approval of the Chief Justice.
e. submit to Congress a complete roster of those detained once a week until habeas corpus could be reinstated.
ANS: B
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