1908 U.S. Presidential Election Quiz

Who were the main candidates in the 1908 U.S. Presidential Election?

• William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft

• Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

• Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover

• William McKinley and Alton B. Parker

What role did Teddy Roosevelt play in William Howard Taft's campaign?

• He endorsed Taft and saw him as an extension of his own policies

• He opposed Taft's nomination

• He was Taft's vice-presidential candidate

• He ran against Taft as an independent candidate

What was a key feature of Taft's platform during the 1908 election?

• Abolishing the income tax

• Supporting the gold standard

• Continuing Roosevelt's Square Deal policies

• Opposing all forms of labor unions

Which issue did William Jennings Bryan decide to drop from his platform in the 1908 election?

• Women's suffrage

• The gold standard

• Prohibition

• The silver standard

What was a significant challenge for Bryan in maintaining the Democratic coalition?

• Winning over the business community

• Securing votes from the Socialist Party

• Balancing the interests of conservative Southerners and populist Westerners

• Gaining support from the Republican Party

How did Taft's and Bryan's foreign policies differ?

• Taft was more aggressive, while Bryan favored withdrawal and democracy promotion

• Both favored isolationism

• Both supported aggressive expansion

• Bryan was more aggressive, while Taft favored isolationism

What was the outcome of the 1908 election in terms of electoral votes?

• Taft won with 321 electoral votes to Bryan's 162

• Taft won with 271 electoral votes to Bryan's 267

• Bryan won with 271 electoral votes to Taft's 267

• Bryan won with 321 electoral votes to Taft's 162

Which third-party candidate was mentioned as having an influence in the 1908 election?

• Alton B. Parker

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Eugene Debs

What was one of the long-term impacts of Bryan's ideas despite his loss?

• The abolition of the income tax

• The direct election of senators

• The establishment of a national bank

• The end of the gold standard

What was a notable characteristic of William Jennings Bryan's political stance?

• He was a staunch conservative

• He had a religious and populist approach

• He was a strong advocate for laissez-faire economics

• He opposed all forms of government regulation