1923 - 1929 : Calvin Coolidge

Question 1

What Political Party was Coolidge part of?

Answer 1

Republican

Question 2

List 5 personality characteristics of Calvin Coolidge.

Answer 2

• Good sense of humor
• Quiet
• Popular
• Unobtrusive
• Simple

Question 3

Give 3 ways in which the public viewed Coolidge.

Answer 3

1. Lacked presence - mocked as boring.
2. Associated with peace and prosperity.
3. The ‘Average American’.

Question 4

What did Coolidge succeed in doing with the US economy?

Answer 4

• Promoted tax cuts.
• Decreased the national debt
• Kept annual government expidenture at around $3 billion

Question 5

What was a failure of Coolidge? Why?

Answer 5

He failed to see the economic weakness that led to the Great Depression.

Historians have blamed it on his optimism.

Question 6

What was Coolidge’s relations with the media like?

Answer 6

Very good - he was the first President to meet with reporters and get on well with them.

Question 7

What was Coolidge’s relations with Congress like?

Answer 7

Good/Average - he invited Congressmen to the White House for breakfasts.

However, he mainly stayed out of Congress.

Question 8

Did Coolidge attack his opponents in speeches or keep them civil?

Answer 8

Civil - he never attacked his opponents in speeches that he made.