US: Interesting and Signficant Facts

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1. What do newspapermen Thomas Cooper, William Duane, and James T. Callender have in common? All were blacklisted during the McCarthy era. All were prosecuted for libel under the Sedition Act during the John Adams administration. All worked for the Hearst syndicate as 'yellow journalists'. All were charged with treason for opposing the Civil War.

2. What was the last fighting in which the U. S. cavalry took part? Bonus March Spanish-American War Battle of Wounded Knee Custer's Last Stand

3. Edmund G. Ross, Senator from Kansas, is best known for what? Pushing for anti-trust legislation. Casting the deciding vote against the removal of Andrew Johnson from office. Pushing for child labor laws. Opposing U.S. entry into World War I.

4. Which Presidential candidate died before the Electoral College had met to cast the formal vote of the election results? Bill Tilden Alton B. Parker James G. Blaine Horace Greeley

5. After Abraham Lincoln took office, he asked his 7 Cabinet members for their advice on whether he should try to hold onto Fort Sumter. At the initial meeting, how many answered in the affirmative? one three none of them five

6. Which President first raised the Executive Privilege defense in response to a subpoena? Thomas Jefferson Richard Nixon George Washington Andrew Jackson

7. Which third-party Presidential candidate received 27 per cent of the vote, more than any other third-party candidate ever has? Ross Perot Teddy Roosevelt George Wallace Millard Fillmore

8. The 17th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1913, dealt with what issue? Income taxes Direct election of Senators Prohibition Women's suffrage

9. The 24th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1964, deal with what issue? Presidential disability Voting age. Vote for residents of the District of Columbia Poll taxes

10. Which of the following crime figures died a non-violent death? John Dillinger Baby Face Nelson Pretty Boy Floyd Al Capone