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(E) In 1912, a substantial number of voters
deserted the Republican Party in favor
of the Progressive Party.
26. The chart most strongly suggests that between
1908 and 1912
(A) the American people lost interest in presi-
dential politics
(B) the Socialist Party lost support among
American voters
(C) American voters became disenchanted
with the principles of progressivism
(D) the principles of progressivism gained
wider support among American voters
(E) the total number of registered voters in
the United States declined
27. The state of Maine was created from the north-
eastern counties of Massachusetts in order to
(A) create a buffer between Massachusetts
and Canada
(B) provide a sanctuary for religious dissidents
(C) maintain the balance between free and
slave states
(D) relieve the pressures of overcrowding in
Massachusetts
(E) weaken the power of Massachusetts’
Congressional delegation
28. “Gerrymandering” is the practice of
(A) imposing high tariffs on imported goods to re-
duce competition from foreign manufacturers
(B) creating oddly-shaped voting districts to
ensure the election of a certain party’s
nominees
(C) killing a legislative proposal by attach-
ing unacceptable riders to the bill
(D) abstaining from a Congressional vote to
protest the content of a piece of legislation
(E) issuing government bonds that are to
be redeemed with paper money rather
than gold
Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following chart.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1908 AND 1912
Election
Candidate
Party
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
1908
William H. Taft
Republican
7,679,006
321
William J. Bryan
Democrat
6,409,106
162
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist
420,820
–
1912
Woodrow Wilson
Democrat
6,293,454
435
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive
4,119,538
88
William H. Taft
Republican
3,484,980
8
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist
897,011
–

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