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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, which person in America has the final say on all verdicts during the Civil War, particularly death sentences?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) William H. Seward.
(c) Edward Bates.
(d) Edwin M. Stanton.

2. Why are modern historians unable to replicate or confirm Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study?
(a) The great fire of 1906 destroyed most of the records.
(b) His bureau has been abolished and surviving records are incomplete.
(c) The National Archives will not release the records.
(d) His notes and journals have been lost.

3. What complaint does Joseph G. Knapp send to Edward Bates in Chapter 8?
(a) The New Mexico military is misusing the habeas corpus order.
(b) The Union army is taking advantage of the Martial Law Act.
(c) The Union army is taking advantage of the Writ Act.
(d) The New Mexico military is misusing the Militia Act.

4. In Chapter 6, what are the primary reasons for most arrests of Northern citizens?
(a) Theft and looting.
(b) White collar crimes.
(c) Freedom of speech and civil liberty issues.
(d) Contraband trading, desertion, and draft dodging.

5. Who is Joseph Holt?
(a) Secretary of State from 1881-1884.
(b) Judge Advocate General in 1862.
(c) District Attorney of D.C. from 1863-65.
(d) Secretary of War from 1863-65.

6. Which former President is almost arrested for being a Southern sympathizer during the Civil War?
(a) Franklin Pierce.
(b) James Buchanan.
(c) Millard Fillmore.
(d) Zachary Taylor.

7. What is an "arbitrary arrest"?
(a) An arrest of a suspected military spy.
(b) An arrest that is made without due cause.
(c) A government mandated arrest.
(d) An arrest made on political grounds.

8. Who renders the final verdict in Ex parte Milligan?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) Edward Bates.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) The Union Military Commission.

9. Why does President Lincoln pardon Wes Brogan?
(a) He believes Mr. Brogan acted in self-defense.
(b) Because he does not believe in slavery.
(c) He wants to use Mr. Brogan as a Union spy.
(d) Because he does not want to damage the economy.

10. Which General orders all blockade runners released in 1864?
(a) John A. Dix.
(b) Edward Bates.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) William T. Sherman.

11. What book does James G. Randall write that criticizes Lincoln's habeas corpus policy?
(a) Mr. Lincoln's Forts.
(b) A Savage Conflict.
(c) Constitutional Problems under Lincoln.
(d) Arming the Suckers 1861-1865.

12. Who is Joseph G. Knapp?
(a) The New Mexico Attorney General during the Civil War.
(b) The Attorney General from 1883-1886.
(c) The New Mexico Associate Justice during the Civil War.
(d) The Secretary of War from 1884-1886.

13. Which iron side steamship rams the USS Niphon?
(a) The CSS Merrimac.
(b) The Ella and Annie.
(c) The Steamship Calhoun.
(d) The USS Constitution.

14. Why does Francis Lieber recommend trials by military commission in 1864?
(a) Expediency is essential during war.
(b) Judicial control is power.
(c) Civil Justices may have political bias.
(d) Every citizen is a potential spy.

15. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?
(a) Henry W. Halleck.
(b) Joel H. Silbey.
(c) James McPherson.
(d) Francis Lieber.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the New York Tribune, what percentage of military arrests are unjustified?

2. Who is Wes Bogan?

3. In 1862, which governor arrests 70 "vile secessionists" and essentially keeps these civilians as hostages?

4. How does the crew of the Banshee avoid arrest?

5. Who is Dred Scott?

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