New Deal CoalitionAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download

1936

Lesson plan.

Franklin D. Roosevelt vs Alf Landon — Roosevelt won the greatest Electoral College landslide of the 20th century, carrying 46 of 48 states against Kansas Governor Alf Landon. FDR's New Deal coalition was at its peak, with massive support from labor, ethnic communities, and the poor. The Literary Digest's infamous poll had wrongly predicted a Landon victory, based on a biased sample of telephone and automobile owners (the affluent), leading to the poll's demise and the rise of scientific polling. Only Maine and Vermont voted for Landon.

What is in each packet

Contents of each grade band’s packet
Band	Reading	Vocabulary	Questions	Discussion	Also
K-2	309 words	4 terms	3	1 prompt	image, answer key
3-5	1037 words	5 terms	4	1 prompt	answer key
6-8	1177 words	7 terms	6	2 prompts	primary source, answer key
9-12	651 words	7 terms	7	2 prompts	primary source, answer key
AP	540 words	9 terms	8	1 prompt	primary source, second source, long essay, answer key

Primary sources quoted

Madison Square Garden Address
Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 31, 1936 · 6-8, 9-12, AP
Roosevelt, "Address at Madison Square Garden" (New York, October 31, 1936). Public domain.
Second Inaugural Address
Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 20, 1937 · AP
Roosevelt, "Second Inaugural Address" (Washington, DC, January 20, 1937). Public domain.

Quick quiz

Five questions on 1936

Every answer here is read off the 1936 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.

Who won the 1936 presidential election?
- AHerbert Hoover
- BAlf Landon
- CFranklin D. Roosevelt
- DWendell Willkie
Which party did the winner of the 1936 election represent?
- ALiberal Republican
- BDemocratic
- CRepublican
- DProgressive
How many electoral votes did Franklin D. Roosevelt win in 1936?
- A266
- B472
- C523
- D8
Which of these states did Franklin D. Roosevelt carry in 1936?
- AMaine
- BNorth Dakota
- CVermont
- DAlaska
Which era of American politics does the 1936 election belong to?
- AEra of Good Feelings
- BSecond Party System
- CModern Polarization
- DNew Deal Coalition

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