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Week 18 Jester Quiz!

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Results

#1. Name this President: I’m from Ohio and was a Republican who served as President from 1866 - 1877. I graduated from West Point, was commissioned a 2nd Lt., and fought in the Mexican-American War before resigning from the army in 1864. After several failed ventures I eventually took a position in my father’s leather goods business. I returned to the Army as a Colonel when the Civil War broke out in April 1861 and was promoted to Brigadier General that summer. In 1864 I was promoted to Lt. General and given command of all Union Forces. In 1866 I was promoted to full General - making me the first American to hold that rank. I advocated for and signed the Enforcement Act of 1871 specifically to combat the KKK. I was also an advocate of the 15th Amendment giving former slaves the right to vote, which was ratified during my term (1870).

#2. On September 26, 2023, the Canadian House of Commons honored which of the following people?

#3. True or false: A lie and nothing more is protected free speech under the 1st Amendment.

#4. How can a President withdraw the U.S. from a treaty?

#5. The First Amendment protects how many liberties?

(1) freedom of religion, (2) freedom of speech, (3) freedom of the press. (4) right to peaceably to assemble, and (5) right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

#6. Who is the only President other than George Washington to reach the rank of a five-star general?

#7. All federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, are nominated by the President but must be confirmed by?

#8. True or False. Congress can do away with all federal courts except the Supreme Court.

#9. The 8th Amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual punishments.” Where in the Constitution is “cruel and unusual punishments” defined?

#10. Which is not a law referenced in the Constitution?

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