Unit 5: Political Parties + Elections

After the collapse of the Whig party, what political party is established?

• Confederates.

• Republicans.

• Democrats.

• Federalists.

Who was the FIRST Republican president?

• Donald Trump.

• George Washington.

• Abraham Lincoln.

• Woodrow Wilson.

During the Civil War, which political party supported slavery?

• Federalists.

• Republicans.

• Liberals.

• Democrats.

After the Civil War, which political party supports the passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866?

• Federalists.

• Republicans.

• Democrats.

• Confederates.

At the turn of the twentieth century, the Democratic party's agenda changes to...

• Progressivism.

• Libertarianism.

• Equality and social justice.

• None of the above.

During the Great Depression, the Democratic party enlarged the government to improve the economy. Franklin D. Roosevelt led these programs. What are these programs known as?

• Great Depression Programs.

• Social Reform Programs.

• The New Deal Programs.

• Equality Programs.

During the Great Depression era, the Republican party becomes known as...

• The party for business.

• Government Activists.

• The party for progressives.

• Social Justice Reformers.

In 1964, the Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. What MAJOR political shift occurs after this event?

• Black republican voters shift to the democratic party and white voters stay republicans.

• Black republican voters stay with the republican party.

• White democrat voters stays as democrats.

• Southern, black republican voters shift to the democratic party as southern, white democratic voters shift to the republican party.

What major shift in voter population occurs in the twenty-first century (2000s)?

• Limited voters turn out.

• Influx in immigrants and minorities voters.

Who was the FIRST Democratic president?

• Andrew Jackson.

• George Washington.

• Franklin D. Roosevelt.

• Woodrow Wilson.