Unit 5 Parties and Elections

Who did the Constitution allow to vote when it was written in 1787?

• white men only

• white men who owned property

• anyone who could vote in their state's legislature elections

• anyone who could vote for Governor in their states

Which best describes a critical election?

• new groups join a party's coalition and leads to years of that party becoming the new majority party

• new groups join a party's coalition but in the next election they switch back to their historical voting patterns

• new political parties rise and take away votes from one of the two leading parties leading to defeat for that party

• when a party wins a plurality in the elections but fails to win a majority in the Electoral College

Which election is a classic example of a critical election?

• the victory by Donald Trump in 2016

• the victory by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932

• the victory by Bill Clinton in 1992

• the victory by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964

The Democrat coalition of FDR did NOT include which group(s)?

• white southerns

• African-Americans

• urban Jews and Catholics

• middle class northerners

The 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln was a critical election because:

• southerners voted to secede from the union

• it was the first victory by the Republican Party

• the Republican Party dominated national politics for many years after

• slavery would soon be outlawed in the United States

Which amendment led to all women being allowed to vote?

• 15th

• 17th

• 24th

• 19th

Which amendment led to the direct election of US Senators?

• 15th

• 19th

• 17th

• 26th

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 15th

• 19th

• 24th

• 26th

Which amendment outlawed poll taxes?

• 17th

• 19th

• 24th

• 26th

Which amendment said the vote cannot be denied due to race?

• 15th

• 17th

• 18th

• 24th