Eugene Talmadge

Most of Eugene Talmadge's supporters were people who lived in?

• Rural Counties

• Urban Counties

• Large Cities

• Industrial Workers

How many times was Eugene Talmadge elected governor of Georgia?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Talmadge was able to win the governorship of Georgia without ever having won the

• Popular Vote

• the city of Atlanta

• the rural counties

• the swing city of Savannah

The __________ was a system of counting votes in Georgia that gave rural counties a huge advantage in primary elections.

• Electoral College

• Urban Unit System

• Rural Unit System

• County Unit System

Which federal programs did Eugene Talmadge oppose?

• Lend-Lease programs

• New Deal programs

• Declaration of war during WWI

• Response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor

A person supporting Eugene Talmadge for governor would have been MOST likely to belong to which occupation?

• Doctor

• Farmer

• Lawyer

• Teacher

Eugene Talmadge is BEST known for his role as

• mayor of Atlanta.

• Georgia's governor.

• a U.S. Senator from Georgia.

• a state Supreme Court Justice.

When he was governor, Eugene Talmadge's BIGGEST national political opponent was

• Senator Richard B. Russell

• U.S. President Herbert Hoover.

• Representative Walter F. George

• U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt.

When Eugene Talmadge said "I can carry any county that ain't got street cars," he was referring to the political system in place in Georgia that gave rural counties an advantage over urban counties due to more representation per person. What was this system called?

• the Dixiecrat system

• the County Unit system

• the Rotten District system

• the "One man, One vote" system

In what way did Eugene Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters, a fact that would lead to him losing the governor's seat in 1936?

• He supported the increasing power of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.

• He opposed integration of public schools, which many Georgians actually supported.

• He opposed the passage of a minimum wage, which hurt many of Georgia's textile workers.

• He opposed FDR and the New Deal, while most Georgians welcomed the help from the government.