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1.Chester graduated from Union College in New York in 1848.
2.He worked to increase funding for Indian education.
3. His dad was a clergyman.
4.He was named for the doctor who delivered him - Chester Abell.
5.He was once the president of the New York Arcade Railway Company.
6. His first son died suddenly when he was only three years old.
7. His wife died of pneumonia the year before he became president.
8.He was in the habit of staying up until at least 2 a.m. every night.
Answer: Any congressional action required executive approval. Most congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states. Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade.
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