By the 1850's the Constitution became a source of sectional discord, ultimately contributing to the failure of the union. This tries to disprove this statement. *AP US DBQ from 1987

In the mid-1800's, many events occurred that increased sectional tension between the Northern and Southern states of the Union. These tensions ultimately resulted in the outbreak of civil war. One thing in particular that is considered to be a source of sectional discord is the U.S. Constitution. However the Constitution itself was not a source of sectional tension that caused the failure of the Union. The failure erupted generally from the issue of …

…is found such as the issue of slavery it is the job of politicians to fix that flaw and help keep the Nation as a whole. However in this case the politicians failed to fix that flaw and helped make the slavery flaw in the constitution worse then it had ever been. This resulted in the collapse of the Union. <Tab/> <Tab/> <Tab/>