Jester Politics

Week 5, Jester Quiz

Week 5 Jester Quiz

  1. Name this President. (5 pts)

I’m from Virginia and was nicknamed “Old Rough and Ready.” I was a member of the Whig party who served as President from 1849 to 1850.

I served in the army for four decades and fought in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and Mexican-American War.

I never voted in a presidential election while serving in the army because I did not believe that an officer should vote against a potential commander-in-chief.

I died on July 9, 1850, from acute gastroenteritis.  I was the second President to die in Office.

  1. Who were the three authors of the Federalist Papers? (3 pts)
  2. How many terms can a President serve? (1 pt)
  3. How many Terms can a Senator serve? (1 pt)
  4. Who can initiate a tax bill? (1 pt)

A: The Senate.

B: The House of Representatives

C: The President

D: Both a and b

  1. How does a President execute a “pocket veto?” (1 pt)
  2. Which Constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote (women’s Suffrage)? (1 pt)
  3. Which word does not appear in the Constitution? (1 pt)

A: Man

B: Woman

C: People

D: Both A and B

  1. In which war was the battle of Vicksburg fought? (1 pt)

A: The Revolution

B: The War of 1812

C: The Civil War

D: The Spanish-American War

  1. Which was the last war that U.S. fought that Congress declared war? (1 pt)

A:  The Vietnam War

B:  The first war against Iraq

C: The Korean War

D: World War II

15 points possible.


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