Which of the following government agencies monitors the stock market?

Securities and Exchange Commission

Which of the following government agencies guarantees the money in individual bank accounts?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Why did the New Deal end?

leaders wanted to aviod additional deficit spending

Which of the following was a criticism of the Works Progress Administration?

it created unnecessary projects just to employ people

What New Deal program employed young men in projects building parks and preventing flooding and soil erosion?

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

What was the goal of President Roosevelt's bank holiday and the passage of the Glass-Steagall Act?

to reestablish the public's faith in the financial system

Which of the following was a conservative criticism of the New Deal?

The federal government has taken too much power awar from the states

Which of the following were advances made by women and minority groups during the New Deal

President Roosevelt appointed women as diplomats and federal judges

How did First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt participate in the New Deal?

by advocating for women and the rights of workers

Which of the following was a liberal criticism of the New Deal?

The federal government should nationalize the country's banks

Which of the following was an effect of the Works Progress Administration?

artists and writers were paid to produce art and literature

Which of the following is a legacy of the New Deal?

the government plays a very active role in shaping the economy

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1
Which of the following government agencies monitors the stock market?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security
2
How did a large part of the general public try to escape the hardships during the Great Depression?
attending the opera
watching popular movies
attending poetry reading
gaining new employment
3
Which of the following government agencies guarantees the money in individual bank accounts?
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security
4
What New Deal program granted money to states to construct schools and community buildings?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Public Works Administration
5
Who was the person who headed the Division of Negro Affairs and helped organize African Americans to advise the Presiden
Hillary Clinton
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
Kamala Harris
6
What New Deal program provided for collective bargaining and protected the right of workers to join unions?
Farm Security Administration
National Youth Administration
Wagner Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
7
What New Deal program raised crop and livestock prices by paying farmers to produce less?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agricultural Adjustment Act
8
Why did the New Deal end?
demand for war materials resulted in new jobs
leaders wanted to raise taxes to pay for new programs
uneployment dropped to an acceptable level
leaders wanted to aviod additional deficit spending
9
What New Deal program provided young people with education, jobs, and counseling?
Farm security Administration
Fair Labor Standards Act
Wagner Act
National Youth Administration
10
Which of the following government agencies settles disputes between labor unions and employers?
Securities and Exchange Commissioin
National Labor Relations Board
Social Security
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
11
Which of the following was a criticism of the Works Progress Administration?
too few people found employment due to residency requirements
too much public funding went to a few companies
it created unnecessary projects just to employ people
it failed to create any lasting public benefits
12
How did stiking labor unions often prevent companies from using replacement workers in the 1930's?
sit down strikes
writing Congress
refusing to show up for work
damaging factory machines
13
What New Deal program constructed dams to control flooding and provide electicity to rural areas?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
14
What New Deal Program established a maximum weekly number of hours to work and a minimum wage?
Farm Security Administration
National Youth Administration
Fair Labor Standards Act
Wagner Act
15
Which of the following government angencies provides money to people who are retired, and have disabilities?
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Social Security
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
16
Who was the first woman appointed to a cabinet position and served as the Secretary of Labor?
Hillary Clinton
Frances Perkins
Kamala Harris
Eleanor Roosevelt
17
What New Deal program hired photographers to document the lives of people in rural America?
Wagner Act
National Youth Administration
Fair Labor Standards Act
Farm Security Administration
18
What New Deal program employed young men in projects building parks and preventing flooding and soil erosion?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Agricultural Adjustment act
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Public Works Administration
19
What was the goal of President Roosevelt's bank holiday and the passage of the Glass-Steagall Act?
to provide financial assistance to the unemployed
to put people back to work as quickly as possible
to reestablish the public's faith in the financial system
to reassure corporate leaders issuing stock
20
Which of the following was a conservative criticism of the New Deal?
The federal government should grant a monthly pension to people who are ret
I'm a dummy and didn't study
The federal government should nationalize the country's banks
The federal government has taken too much power awar from the states
21
Which of the following were advances made by women and minority groups during the New Deal
President Roosevelt appointed women as diplomats and federal judges
No advances were made for women or minorities during the New Deal
women campaigned and won the right to vote
the NAACP lobbied successfully for anti-lynching legislation
22
How did First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt participate in the New Deal?
by calling for a guaranteed annual income
by working with banks to follow new regulations
by advocating for women and the rights of workers
by negotiating contracts between unions and companies
23
Which of the following was a liberal criticism of the New Deal?
The federal government has taken too much power away from the states
The federal government should nationalize the country's banks
I'm a dummy and didn't pay attention
The federal government has too much control over agriculture and industry
24
Which of the following was an effect of the Works Progress Administration?
the general public became informed about different New Deal programs
the general public gained access to news and entertainment
artists and writers were paid to develop propaganda for the New Deal
artists and writers were paid to produce art and literature
25
Which of the following is a legacy of the New Deal?
the government regulates industries to protect consumers
the government collects personal income tax
the government plays a very active role in shaping the economy
the government is very involved international affairs

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