"A Bill Becomes a Law When the President Vetoes It"

“A Bill Becomes a Law When the President Vetoes It”

Excerpts from students’ civics exams in the 1800s:

“The three departments of the government is the President rules the world, the governor rules the State, the mayor rules the city.”
“The first conscientious Congress met in Philadelphia.”
“The Constitution of the United States was established to ensure domestic hostility.”
“The Constitution of the United States is that part of the book at the end which nobody reads.”
“Congress is divided into civilized half civilized and savage.”

— From Mark Twain, “English as She Is Taught: Being Genuine Answers to Examination Questions in Our Public Schools,” 1887