Interpreting Text and Visuals 1. Which part of the country failed to support Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election? The Northeast 2. Which states remained Republican in all three elections? (You may consult the atlas, pp. Al-A21, for the names of U.S. states.) What regions of the United States remained solidly Democratic in all three elections? 3. The 1936 election is a good example of the frequent disparity between popular and electoral totals. Roosevelt received more than 65 times as many electoral votes as Landon. But was the popular vote for Roosevelt about 90 times as great, 9 times as great, or 1.5 times as great as that for Landon? 4. Compare Roosevelt's victory in 1940 with his victory in 1936. In what respect did he lose ground? 5. In which election did the Democratic Party achieve its greatest popularity? 6. What do you think was the main cause of Herbert Hoover's loss in 1932? 7. What trend do you notice in the Democratic vote in the 1940 election?

Interpreting Text and Visuals 1. Which part of the country failed to support Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election? The Northeast 2. Which states remained Republican in all three elections? (You may consult the atlas, pp. Al-A21, for the names of U.S. states.) What regions of the United States remained solidly Democratic in all three elections? 3. The 1936 election is a good example of the frequent disparity between popular and electoral totals. Roosevelt received more than 65 times as many electoral votes as Landon. But was the popular vote for Roosevelt about 90 times as great, 9 times as great, or 1.5 times as great as that for Landon? 4. Compare Roosevelt's victory in 1940 with his victory in 1936. In what respect did he lose ground? 5. In which election did the Democratic Party achieve its greatest popularity? 6. What do you think was the main cause of Herbert Hoover's loss in 1932? 7. What trend do you notice in the Democratic vote in the 1940 election?