U.S. History trivia quiz

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Upon further research… Google turns up 197 sites saying Pa Coolidge was a notary public, and 93 saying he was a justice of the peace, and I noticed some websites saying he was both. It is a puzzlement.

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From the Vermont Archives, which I presume are overseen by the state:

No mention of his having been a JP… but according to some other sites, Vermont JPs are automaticall ex officio notaries…

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  1. Incorrect. OtakuLoki is closer than Elendil’s Heir, though, by way of hint.

  2. OtakuLoki and 5 time champ are both correct.

  3. Incorrect. 5 time champ alludes to the right answer in discussing 917, though.

Hint on 915: The importance to history of the Halibut Treaty is not necessarily to U.S. history, though the U.S. was one of the two state parties to the treaty.

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  1. Okay - Nancy Reagan. One of the many ways she stomped on protocol and pissed off the professionals around her.
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  1. Wilson defeated both a sitting President and a former President at once in 1912.

Millard Fillmore ran as a Know Nothing in, I think, 1856.

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Nope.

Right, pretty much. Only election in which there were three major candidates running against each other, all of whom served as President at one time. (As of Election Day 1912, there was one past, Roosevelt, one current, Taft, and one future, Wilson who was elected.)

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  1. Old Silent Cal, saying he wouldn’t run for a second term in 1928. Hopefully we’re now done with him and his father for a little while.
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You got it. Whatsamatta, don’t you like Coolidge? :wink:

The U.S. Constitution.

  1. In times of war, Congress may authorize privateers by granting letters of ______ and ______.
  2. What is the only crime specifically defined in the Constitution?
  3. American public officials of what level(s) of government must swear an oath to the Constitution?
  4. What legal significance or weight of authority does the preamble have?
  5. What amendment protects citizens against self-incrimination?
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  1. The Halibut Treaty was the first treaty negotiated by Canada that did not require Royal Assent?
  1. Marque and _____
  2. Treason
  3. Federal only
  4. I’m guessing a bit here, but I’ve never heard it referred to in an opinion by anyone other than the original-intent folks, so I’ll say none
  5. Fifth
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  1. Half credit.
  2. Correct.
  3. Incorrect.
  4. Correct.
  5. Correct!
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  1. Reprisal
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Letters of marque and reprisal, correct.

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Could we have a clarification on this…do you mean as prescribed within the Constitution itself, or as required by other statutes? If the latter, there could be all sorts of state and local laws requiring such an oath.

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  1. Theodore Roosevelt, commenting on William McKinley’s tendency to avoid substantive comments on issues.
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Within the Constitution itself. That was the category of the questions, after all.

Governor Quinn is correct about TR’s criticism of McKinley.

Anchors aweigh! The U.S. Navy.

  1. The top Navy officer for the Atlantic Ocean had this unfortunate acronym/title at the beginning of WW2.
  2. This ironclad made a famous nighttime run past Island No. 10, and is thought to have fought in more battles than any other ship of the Civil War.
  3. A young David Farragut served aboard this ship, captured by the British during the War of 1812.
  4. The Great White Fleet began and ended its around-the-world cruise in this port.
  5. He was the highest-ranking officer of the Continental Navy.
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  1. The top Navy officer for the Atlantic Ocean had this unfortunate acronym/title at the beginning of WW2.
    CinC-US “sink us”, it was something like Commander in Chief United States Navy

  2. This ironclad made a famous nighttime run past Island No. 10, and is thought to have fought in more battles than any other ship of the Civil War.
    Carondelet ?

  3. The Great White Fleet began and ended its around-the-world cruise in this port.
    San Francisco ?

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  1. I think that this was New Ironsides.
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  1. I believe those required to swear that they will uphold the Constitution probably include just the President, and possibly the Vice President.
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  1. Correct, CINCUS. Soon changed once the shooting started.
  2. Correct! Damn, you’re good. One of my favorite ironclads, named after the Missouri river town in which she was built. She survived the war and became a wharfboat along the Ohio River before sinking due to neglect.
  3. Incorrect. A hint: It’s on the East Coast.

Saratoga Sam and OtakuLoki are both incorrect.

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  1. Norfolk, VA ?