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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision does General John C. Frymont make about Joseph Aubuchon?
(a) He overturns Aubuchon's conviction.
(b) He upholds Aubuchon's conviction.
(c) He orders Aubuchon's execution.
(d) He arrests Aubuchon for interfering in military trials.

2. Who is Samuel E. Perkins?
(a) An Illinois journalist.
(b) A Illinois lawyer.
(c) The district attorney of Indiana..
(d) A Democratic journalist and Indiana Justice.

3. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) A Jacksonian defense.
(b) A list of Confederate supporters.
(c) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.
(d) A collection of international civil liberty laws.

4. Which bill, passed in 1863, removes the cracks between military and civilian justice?
(a) Whiting Bill.
(b) Bates Bill.
(c) The Habeas Corpus Act.
(d) Militia Act.

5. Why does the War Department arrest telegraphers in four major cities in 1864?
(a) They refuse to telegraph a false message from the White House.
(b) They are telegraphing Union secrets across Confederate lines.
(c) They fear the telegraph system has been compromised.
(d) They are suspected Confederate sympathizers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the military strategy which orders the complete destruction of enemy property or resources?

2. How does Ulysses S. Grant respond to General Paine's decision to arrest 100 citizens?

3. How do Union Generals treat civilians who sell alcohol to their soldiers?

4. What type of state is Missouri described as being in Chapter 2?

5. Which famous case will refer to Samuel Perkins' arguments in 1966?

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