Jester Politics

Week 16 Jester Politics’ Quiz

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#1. Name this President: I was nicknamed “The Sage” and was a Democratic-Republican from Virginia. I am also the author of the Declaration of Independence who served as President from 1801 to 1809. During my presidency the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory and the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the newly acquired lands. In 1815, I sold my 6,700-volume personal library to Congress to replace books lost when the British burned the capital during the War of 1812. These books formed the foundation of the rebuilt Library of Congress's collections. I was a fierce believer in individual liberty and limited federal government. I was the first of what is known today as a “Libertarian.”

#2. True or False: The Constitution sets the number of justices who sit on the Supreme Court at 9.

#3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives must be:

#4. How many Nazis were convicted at the Nuremberg trials?

24 were charged but 1 committed suicide and 1 was mentally incompetent and was not tried.

#5. The first battle between U.S. and enemy ground forces in WW II was:

#6. True or False: An official who is impeached is removed from office.

The house impeaches, which then requires the Senate to hold a trial.  Only if the Senate convicts by 2/3 majority vote is the official removed from office.

#7. Which does the 8th Amendment prohibit?

#8. The 27th Amendment is the one that took the longest time to ratify. How many years did it take?

#9. True or false. One of the primary reasons George Mason, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, refused to sign the Constitution was that it did not have a Bill of Rights.

#10. Which body or bodies can introduce tax bills to be considered by Congress?

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