Author Question: Describe the realigning election of 1932 and the New Deal alignment. ... (Read 51 times)

anjilletteb · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Describe the realigning election of 1932 and the New Deal alignment.

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Question 2

What is divided government, and how prevalent is it in the United States?

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katkat_flores · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1. Describe the economic conditions leading up to the 1932 election.
2. Describe how Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Democrats were swept into office on a tide of anti-Hoover and anti-Republican sentiment.
3. Describe the major dividing line between Democrats and Republicans as the role of government in the economy.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1. Define divided government as party control divided between the executive and legislative branches.
2. Discuss how, since 1953, divided government has occurred twice as many years as unified government. Note that while there have been significant periods of unified party control, they have been more volatile and short-lived than earlier realignments.