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Oath and Honor

A Memoir and a Warning

Liz Cheney

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Oath and Honor
The Big Lie & Election Denial+
Pressure Campaigns & Escalation+
The January 6 Insurrection+
Aftermath & Accountability+
The Ongoing Threat+

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Question 1 of 6
According to the text, how did House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's public actions contradict his private conversations with Liz Cheney shortly after the 2020 election?
  • A. He privately admitted Biden would likely reach 270 electoral votes, but publicly declared on Fox News that Trump won.
  • B. He privately supported Trump's lawsuits, but publicly urged the Republican party to move on.
  • C. He privately urged Trump to concede, but publicly helped draft the Texas lawsuit.
  • D. He privately agreed to certify the election, but publicly organized the 'Stop the Steal' rally.
Question 2 of 6
What was the purpose of the amicus brief that Representative Mike Johnson urged Republican House members to sign on December 9th?
  • A. To formally request that Vice President Pence reject the electoral votes from key states.
  • B. To support a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results in four swing states won by Biden.
  • C. To demand an immediate FBI investigation into voting machines used in the 2020 election.
  • D. To block the certification of Joe Biden's victory during the January 6th joint session.
Question 3 of 6
What was the basis of the theory floated by Trump advisor Jenna Ellis on January 4th regarding the electoral vote certification?
  • A. She argued that the Supreme Court had granted Pence emergency powers to delay the certification by 10 days.
  • B. She presented evidence of widespread voting machine malfunctions, invalidating the popular vote in swing states.
  • C. She falsely claimed that seven key states had submitted competing, dual slates of electors, giving Pence a reason to refuse them.
  • D. She claimed that state legislatures had officially recalled their pro-Biden electors and replaced them with Trump loyalists.
Question 4 of 6
According to the text, how did President Trump react as the violence unfolded at the Capitol on the afternoon of January 6?
  • A. He immediately deployed the National Guard but was blocked by military leadership from taking further action.
  • B. He evacuated to a secure bunker and lost communication with his staff until the Capitol was cleared.
  • C. He rushed to the Capitol steps to personally address the rioters and order them to disperse peacefully.
  • D. He watched the events on live TV in his dining room and resisted aides' pleas to condemn the violence for hours.
Question 5 of 6
What significant action did Liz Cheney take in July 2021 that drew intense criticism from her own party?
  • A. She voted to convict Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial in the Senate.
  • B. She accepted Speaker Nancy Pelosi's appointment to serve on the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection.
  • C. She published a memoir detailing the private text messages of her Republican colleagues.
  • D. She formally left the Republican Party to become an Independent in protest of Trump's continued influence.
Question 6 of 6
What is the stark warning Liz Cheney provides at the conclusion of her first-hand account?
  • A. The Republican Party will permanently lose its majority if it continues to focus on the events of January 6.
  • B. Future elections will inevitably be decided by the Supreme Court due to the precedent set by the 2020 lawsuits.
  • C. If elected to a second term, Trump could further erode constitutional checks and balances and unravel the republic.
  • D. Bipartisan cooperation in Congress will be impossible until comprehensive election security laws are passed.

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Oath and Honor Summary & Overview

Oath and Honor (2023) is an insider account of the events leading up to the riots at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the long investigation that followed. In it, Cheney exposes this coordinated assault on American democracy and sounds a dire warning about safeguarding the nation's future from ongoing threats.

Who Should Listen to Oath and Honor?

  • American history buffs and political enthusiasts looking for insight into pivotal recent events
  • Memoir lovers wanting an inside look into events behind the news
  • Anyone curious about contemporary American politics, and the personalities that are reshaping democracy

About the Author: Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Wyoming from 2017 to 2023. As House Republican Conference Chair from 2019 to 2021, she played a prominent role in investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection through Congressional hearings. She has also coauthored books with her father, Dick Cheney, including In My Time, and Exceptional. 

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