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QUESTION 1
Franklin Pierce practiced law and was active in politics
John Quincy Adams had a law office in Boston
Andrew Johnson - at 14 his mother apprenticed him to a tailor
Millard Fillmore, with his law office in New Hampshire, was an active Democrat
QUESTION 2
Eisenhower was President when in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii became states. Andrew Johnson in 1867 purchased Alaska from Russia for $6.7 million. William McKinley Annexed Hawaii in 1898. Andrew Jackson admitted Arkansas to the Union in 1836 and Michigan in 1837.
QUESTION 3
Millard Fillmore - nominated at the 1848 Whig National Convention in Philadelphia
Zachary Taylor - Millard Fillmore was Vice President
William H Harrison died in 1841 after 1 month in office
CORRECT - John Tyler became President following the death of William H Harrison.
QUESTION 4
James Monroe - in March 1776 he left college to enlist in the Continental Army.
CORRECT John Adams our 2nd President also Vice President to George Washington, signed, along with his brother Samuel Adams..
John Quincy Adams son of John Adams was only 9 years old at the time.
Martin Van Buren was born in 1782. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
QUESTION 5
John F Kennedy enjoyed sailing, swimming and played touch football with friends. He also played golf twice a week. Gerald R Ford once played in the Crosby (now A T & T) Pro-Am golf tournament. Warren G Harding 29th played golf twice a week. Harry S Truman 33rd walked 2 miles each day and played poker. A talented pianist, Truman also enjoyed the Symphony.
QUESTION 6
The Secretary of State is a member of the President's Cabinet. The Vice President is President of the Senate, not voting except to break a tie vote. The President Pro Tempore is chosen when the Vice President is busy elsewhere or becomes President. The Secretary of War is the Presidential Cabinet member whose office was integrated into the new office of Secretary of Defense during the Truman Administration in 1947.
QUESTION 7
John Adams was Vice President to George Washington. Thomas Jefferson was Vice President to John Adams. Millard Fillmore Vice President to Zachary Taylor became President after Taylor died in office in 1850. James Madison was Secretary of State to Jefferson. Madison is considered the Father of the Constitution because he drafted much of it.
QUESTION 8
Senators must campaign throughout their state. The President can send troops into action but must petition Congress within 2 months. Congress has power to levy taxes and formulate the nation's budget, as ordained in the Constitution Article 1 Section 8. The idea of Congress first appeared in Sumeria, later in ancient Greece and Rome.
QUESTION 9
The President was ordained in Article 2
Congress was ordained in Article 1
The Supreme Court was ordained in Article 3
Powers not of the U S are of the States, ordained in Article 4
QUESTION 10
The Speaker of the House is chosen by House members. The Speaker of the House is next in line as President after the Vice President. House rules give the Speaker virtual control of many House activities. The U S Constitution requires a Speaker of the House (Article 1 Section 2)
QUESTION 11
Senators were once chosen by State legislatures (Amendment 17 passed 1913 mandates Senators to be elected directly by voters) The Senate is often compared to an exclusive club, with only 100 members at any given time - two for each State in the Union. Senators speak from their places on the floor. House members speak from the front of the House. The Senate with only 100 members has no need to limit debate time unless agreed on by members.
QUESTION 12
The Supreme Court accepts appeals involving Constitutional questions. Its Precedents must be followed by lower courts. The Court hears about 175 cases a year, chosen for Constitutional questions. Laws made by Congress are interpreted by the Supreme Court. This is known as Judicial Review.
QUESTION 13
George Washington appointed 6 Supreme Court justices.
QUESTION 14
The Supreme Court's first home was the Royal Exchange Building. Its first 2 meetings were held there in 1790. The Court moved to Liberty Hall, Philadelphia, now Old City Hall, when the United States Capital moved there in 1791. The Court was homeless when the Capitol moved to Washington DC. It used rooms in the Capitol Building, established in 1801. The building the Court now occupies was completed in 1935.
QUESTION 15
The Supreme Court ruled -
1793 South Carolina could sue Georgia. The 11th ammendment passed in 1798 ruled that states can't sue each other.
1803 rejection of laws passed by Congress. The power to declare laws unconstitutional is known as judicial review.
1790 number of justices (actually only 3 of 6 appointed justices arrived, had no cases to hear, adjourned)
1787 created basic laws (U S Constitution Article 3 established the Supreme Court)QUESTION 16
The post office divides the country into 5 regions (Northeast, West, Southeast, East, Central) Sorting is mostly computerized. The post office is the only government agency completely self-supporting, by postage and other fees. it competes with private express mail and package services, charging lower rates.
QUESTION 17
In the early days, ships delivered mail sacks to designated taverns where people could retrieve their mail. Postage rates were higher due to poor roads and transportation. The post office continuously lost money under British patents until Ben Franklin's appointment as deputy postmaster general of the American Branch of the British Post Office. The post office was part of the Treasury Department until Congress officially established the Post Office Dept as an executive department in 1872.
QUESTION 18
Consulates assist citizens abroad. The Ambassador, following the wishes of his government, handles the country's foreign relations (political, economic, military, cultural) There's only 1 Embassy per foreign country, located in its capital, with subordinate consulates in other cities.
QUESTION 19
Predecessor to the State Department was the Department of Foreign Affairs, established by the Continental Congress to solicit foreign aid during the Revolutionary War. The Great Seal is kept by the State Department to validate government documents. The first Secretary of State was George Washington. Thomas Jefferson was appointed by Washington. The Presidential Cabinet arose from informal staff meetings with George Washington to discuss situations. The State Department was established in 1789 for foreign affairs. It was assigned certain domestic duties until these duties were transferred to other agencies during its 1850s reorganization.
QUESTION 20
The Smithsonian Institute's interest in art mostly began when Charles L Freer donated his art collection to the Institute, along with funds to build the Freer Art gallery. Orville Wright donated the airplane flown in 1903 at Kitty Hawk. It now hangs in the National Air and Space Museum. Spain discovered the Grand Canyon 3 centuries before James Smithson's time. Smithsonite is a mineral zinc carbonate named for its discoverer - James Smithson.
QUESTION 21
Nov 2, 1992 Carol Moseley-Braun was the first black female U S Senator.
QUESTION 22
The first U S president photographed was John Quincy Adams, in an early daguerreotype around 1848.