Calling any and all U.S. history buffs out there-i need help!

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alright my american history teacher has a bonus question every week, and none of them are easily found. i have asked every history teacher i know at my school, and none of them know. i get 10 points if i figure it out. anyone know the answer i truied every search possible on google, and found nothing.

Patton, Eisenhower, Nimitz And Bradley Were all in violation Of the U.S. Constitution by being what?

any and all help is appreicated.
 
I don't think that was in the constitution, because the constitution was written at a time where a standing military was illegal, correct?

(actual question, not sarcasm).
 
not especially atm were just reviewing the constitution and such,but he always likes to throw twists into the class. the thing that sucks is that only one person per class can answer it so iwanna give him the answer tomorrow if anyone is sure of one.
 
Well mine is correct in connecting all of them to the constitution, but I don't know if he's looking for something more specific, such as an event or date.
 
i doubt he is. im checking the bios on all four of them, and you might be right. im gonna check the constitution as well to make sure it is a violation. if it is, im handing it in nice and early tomorrow morning. huge thanks to you if its correct, i appreciate it mucho.
 
here's a link to all military information in the constitution:

http://www.guncite.com/journals/amar.html

I may or may not be right, because I know that having a strong unorganized militia was important and that Congress had the right to organize a military, but I'm pretty sure that it was unconstitutional to have a standing military during times of peace.
 
The only problem I see with your answer is that they were all wartime generals, which is the opposite of a standing army is it not?
 


Amendment III

No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

 
I believe it was because they differed the civilian policy.

Either by giving special treatment to all civilians rather than official selected groups or quatering of soldiers.

Im pretty sure its the first one though of giving special treatment
 
wow you are a moron, you can have 5 star generals in a standing army, he is second in command after the president
 
Ha I think I found it!!! The Constitution prohibits nobel orders, but apparently Eisenhower, Bradley, and Patton (as far as I know) were installed in England's Most Noble Order of the Bath. Whatever that is, but I found a website that wrote about it.

Here is the link http://www.clancyfaq.com/TCPosts.htm

The only problem is the text is unreadable unless you copy and paste it into word. If you want the exact text, ask me and I will send it to you.
 
Yea, I'm pretty sure this is it. The website states "The Constitution prohibits nobel orders. But the Brits love to give them out. It is an institutional way for their culture to recognize and reward outstanding public service. This probably would not work in our culture, but the idea is not entirely without merit. Other countries have similar procedures, by the way. The British ones are merely those most familiar to Americans. General Dwight David Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, George Patton, and probably others (most likely Nimitz included) were installed in the Most Noble Order of the Bath."

So take that info and shove it in your teachers face for being that much of a history dork. And if he asks how you found out, just tell him you are a Tom Clancy fan like him, because Tom Clancy touched on this fun little fact in his book Patriot Games. Good luck!
 
word, i wanna know what the answer is, im been searchin around now... let us know if you get the right one tomamrow
 
i know its a mott point since the answer has already been found out, but I was saying that the fact that they were all 5 star generals in a standing army, not that there cant be a 5 star general in a standing army, LEARN how to understand words!
 
I'm pretty sure we all know how to read the words you posted, and I thought the same thing as someone else. Maybe you should make your statement more clear before posting next time.
 
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