Democrat Party

Question 1

What percentage of the popular vote and how many electoral college votes did Wilson win with?

Answer 1

42% of popular vote, 435 electoral college votes

Question 2

Wilson was known as religious and academic. Why?

Answer 2

Son of a church minister, president of Princeton

Question 3

In the 1912 election, how many votes for Eugene debs?

Answer 3

Almost one million

Question 4

When and what did Wilson introduce to cut tariff rates by how much?

Answer 4

Underwood Simmons tariff act, 1913, 20%

Question 5

Give 3 examples of Wilson trying to regulate big business.

Answer 5

• Clayton anti trust act
• federal trade commisssion
• 1919 Adamson act, 8hr working day for railroad workers

Question 6

When was the 16th amendment? What did it do?

Answer 6

1913 - income tax

Question 7

When was the 17th amendment? What did it do?

Answer 7

1913 - US senators elected by popular vote

Question 8

When was the 18th amendment? What did it do?

Answer 8

1919 - prohibition

Question 9

When was the 19th amendment? What did it do?

Answer 9

1920 - women’s right to vote