PART TWO: Here’s a second part of the Brittanica quiz on presidential elections. The questions are tougher than one might think.
1. Which presidential campaign was referred to as the “New Freedom agenda?”
2. In which presidential election campaign were Democratic contenders addressed as “The Seven Dwarfs” by commentators?
3. The famous campaign slogan “I like Ike!” is associated with which U.S. president?
4. What term, popularized after the 2000 election, describes an incompletely punched hole in a paper ballot?
5. In which year was radio broadcasting used for the first time for a presidential campaign?
The answers:
1. Woodrow Wilson’s campaign was the New Freedom agenda, pledging to restore unfettered opportunity for individual action and to employ the power of government on behalf of social justice for all.
2. In the 1988 presidential election, when Republican George Bush defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis. Numerous contenders on the Democratic side entered the race. Commentators referred derisively to them as “The Seven Dwarfs.” They included Bruce Babbitt, Joe Biden, Michael Dukakis, Richard Gephardt, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, and Paul Simon.
3. Dwight D. Eisenhower was called “Ike.” He was a fun-loving youth who enjoyed sports but took only a moderate interest in his studies. During World War II, he served as supreme commander of the Allied forces in western Europe. People from a wide variety of backgrounds, impressed by his friendliness, humility, and persistent optimism, liked and trusted him.
4. A hanging chad was the villain of the 2000 election. The peculiarities of ballot design and tabulation were widely scrutinized in the aftermath of the election, when the vote in Florida was so close that a recount was held.
5. The United States presidential election of 1924, campaign was notable for its use of radio broadcasting of the political conventions and party advertisements.