Question

what was a characteristic of the 1938 congressional elections?
republican wins in the house, but not the senate
southern states voting republican instead of democratic
democratic losses in the senate, but not the house
northern states going back to voting republican
question 4
1 pts
what did fdr accuse big business owners of doing?
attacking labor unions
manipulating prices
fixing the 1938 elections
sabotaging the economy

Explanation:

First Question (1938 Congressional elections characteristic)

• Analyze each option:
• "Republican wins in the House, but not the Senate": In 1938, Republicans gained seats in both House and Senate, so this is incorrect.
• "southern states voting Republican instead of Democratic": Southern states were still largely Democratic in 1938; the shift to Republican in South was later, so incorrect.
• "Democratic losses in the Senate, but not the House": Democrats lost seats in both House and Senate, so incorrect.
• "northern states going back to voting Republican": Northern states, which had shifted to Democratic during New Deal, began returning to Republican in 1938 elections, which matches historical context.

• Analyze each option:
• "attacking labor unions": Big business often opposed unions, but FDR's accusation here was about economy, not this.
• "manipulating prices": While possible, FDR's key accusation was about sabotaging recovery.
• "fixing the 1938 elections": No evidence of this; elections were about voter shifts, not fixing.
• "sabotaging the economy": FDR accused big business of trying to undermine the New Deal and economic recovery, i.e., sabotaging the economy.

Answer:

D. northern states going back to voting Republican

Second Question (FDR's accusation against big business owners)