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Title: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: TAB on July 13, 2008, 05:25:23 PM: http://games.toast.net/independence/

29 out of 30 for me...
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 13, 2008, 06:40:32 PM: Bet you missed the impeachment question. They are wrong, the answer is 1 not 2. Clinton was found guilty, Andrew Johnson was tried but beat it by a couple of votes, there fore while articles were brought against him he was NOT actually impeached.
Here's another one for you, What was Joe McCarthy's involvement with HUAC ?
I'll post the answer after you've had a chance to post.
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: Pathfinder on July 13, 2008, 07:04:06 PM: Quote from: tombogan03884 on July 13, 2008, 06:40:32 PM
Bet you missed the impeachment question. They are wrong, the answer is 1 not 2. Clinton was found guilty, Andrew Johnson was tried but beat it by a couple of votes, there fore while articles were brought against him he was NOT actually impeached.
Here's another one for you, What was Joe McCarthy's involvement with HUAC ?
I'll post the answer after you've had a chance to post.

I wondered about that, they said I got that one wrong. I understood Johnson was not impeached by one sick House member who was wheeled in on a stretcher.

BJ was the first US President actually impeached.

Biased test? Or just MSM ignorance?
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: Solus on July 13, 2008, 07:10:23 PM: 25 of 30 =(((

Impeached means ...to have charges brought....like an indictment...not yet a conviction
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: TAB on July 13, 2008, 07:17:16 PM: Quote from: tombogan03884 on July 13, 2008, 06:40:32 PM
Bet you missed the impeachment question. They are wrong, the answer is 1 not 2. Clinton was found guilty, Andrew Johnson was tried but beat it by a couple of votes, there fore while articles were brought against him he was NOT actually impeached.
Here's another one for you, What was Joe McCarthy's involvement with HUAC ?
I'll post the answer after you've had a chance to post.

Acutally there were two impeached, andrew jonhson and bill clinton. both were impeached, but not convicted.( you need to read up on your history, he was not convicted do to not getting 2/3rd of the senates to vote to remove him.) The one I missed was about senators terms... I was wrong in thinking they had term limits.
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: alfsauve on July 13, 2008, 07:32:49 PM: Quote from: tombogan03884 on July 13, 2008, 06:40:32 PM
What was Joe McCarthy's involvement with HUAC ?

Joe was a Senator so he had no direct involvement with the "HOUSE" Committee on Un-American Activities.

Much maligned, Joe was. History has proved him right.
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: CJS3 on July 13, 2008, 09:07:39 PM: 27 of 30. My wife had 30 of 30 and is laughin her ass off. :-\
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 13, 2008, 11:14:35 PM: Quote from: TAB on July 13, 2008, 07:17:16 PM

Acutally there were two impeached, andrew jonhson and bill clinton. both were impeached, but not convicted.( you need to read up on your history, he was not convicted do to not getting 2/3rd of the senates to vote to remove him.) The one I missed was about senators terms... I was wrong in thinking they had term limits.
Clinton was impeached on one count, Johnson was not, Removal is another matter, Punishment is optional in impeachment

Alfsuave got it on McCarthy
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: CurrieS103 on July 14, 2008, 10:44:49 AM: 27 out of 30. Guess I need to finish my first cup of Joe before I take tests. ???
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: CDR on July 14, 2008, 11:57:23 AM: Quote from: Pathfinder on July 13, 2008, 07:04:06 PM

BJ was the first US President actually impeached.

It depends on what your definition of "actually" is................. :P
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: Ocin on July 14, 2008, 03:29:58 PM: I had out of 3 ccorrect. Not bad, if I may say so ;)
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Post by: ccd on July 14, 2008, 04:08:44 PM: 30 out of 30. It's embarrassing that Newfoundland and Labrador residents are doing the best on the quiz.
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: Bill Stryker on July 14, 2008, 08:20:56 PM: 28 out of 30.
ccd. Don't worry. I maxed the Canadian version of the test a few weeks ago and I am from Michigan. A couple of my Canadian friends set it to me and I did better than they did. :)
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: Ron J on July 14, 2008, 10:24:15 PM: Missed #23 on prohibiting importing of booze. Good question.
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: Ocin on July 15, 2008, 05:34:53 AM: Quote from: Ocin on July 14, 2008, 03:29:58 PM
I had out of 3 ccorrect. Not bad, if I may say so ;)

I was trying to say 23 out of 30

Crappy keyboard >:(
Title: Re: Think you know alot about US history? you may be shocked.
Post by: pgrass101 on July 15, 2008, 08:12:27 AM: Got 28 out of 30