Chapter 20 Map Exercises

Select on the map the three countries with the largest immigration quotas under the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924.

-Great Britain -Germany -Irish Free State

In the 1928 presidential election, how many electoral votes did the Democratic candidate, Alfred E. Smith, win in the South?

10 + 10 + 9 + 9 + 12 + 14 = 64

In the 1928 presidential election, how many electoral votes did the Democratic candidate, Alfred E. Smith, win in New England?

18 + 5 =23

Examine the map and the chapter section, "The Election of 1928." What key factors played a part in the outcome of the 1928 presidential election?

Correct -Anti-Catholicism and nativism in the South helped Hoover. -Smith carried the nation's twelve largest cities. Incorrect -Smith was unpopular in rural farming areas. -Hoover's religion was a focus of the race.

According to the information provided in the map below, which of the following statements are correct about the 1928 presidential election?

Correct -Herbert Hoover was elected in a landslide. -The popular vote was much closer than the electoral vote. -The electoral vote had a large margin of victory. Incorrect -The western half of the country voted primarily for the Democratic presidential candidate.

What was geographically significant about the Republican victory in the 1928 presidential election?

For the first time since Reconstruction, a Republican candidate carried several southern states.

In 1925, the trial of John Scopes, a teacher accused of violating state law prohibiting teaching of the theory of evolution, became a nationally celebrated confrontation between religious fundamentalism and civil liberties. Select on the map the state where the Scopes trial took place.

Tennessee

As of 1928, which region of the country possessed the most electoral votes?

northeast

Select on the map the state that controlled the most electoral votes in the presidential election of 1928.

45

How many total electoral votes were at stake in the presidential election of 1928?

531