Summit HS History TN - New Deal Programs Review

Which of the following New Deal programs does NOT exist today?

provides deposit insurance to people who put their money into banks

eliminated competition by bringing labor, industry, and government together to set prices and fair practices

responsible for regulating the stock market

created the right to a minimum wage and overtime pay for workers

government paid farmers to reduce production and buy surplus crops to store

Which group was considered the priority in the New Deal?

involved Southern states building dams and using rivers in order to create electricity and energy

gave jobs to young men who could fight fires, build dams, and improve parks

Social Security gives what type of people money per month for expensives?

employed unskilled workers to build public works like buildings and roads

Who proposed the New Deal?