How did the New Deal change American Political thinking?

federal government should solve social & economic problems

Why was the Tennessee Valley Authority created?

to provide jobs & cheap electricity for the Tennessee valley

What was one effect of FDR's court packing plan?

gain Supreme Court support for New Deal legislation

Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of the cartoon?

actions by FDR threaten American democracy

Why did many people disagree with FDR's court packing scheme?

the power of the President would increase

What was the Mexican Repatriation Act?

sent Mexican-American immigrants back to Mexico

How did the Federal Housing Administration assist Americans

helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks

Why did the Banks fail during the time period leading up to the Great Depression?

most people were to poor to have any savings

How did Social Security and FDIC change the relationship between the government and society?

it made government responsible to American economic concerns

What was a difference between Hoover and FDR's handling of the Great Depression?

was willing to use government help to solve economic issues

Why did FDR use the radio during his presidency?

to explain his New Deal programs

Why did FDR create the SEC and FDIC

restore the public's faith in the financial institutions

Which of the following is a cause of the Great Depression

overspeculation in the stock market

What was the major cause of the Great Depression?

prior overproduction of manufactured and farming goods

What is the job of the Federal Reserve System?

to provide a stable supply of money and credit

Why did people write letters to Eleanor Roosevelt help during the Great Depression?

they needed money to pay their bills

How did FDR get word out about his New Deal policies

using the radio and fireside chats

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1
How did the New Deal change American Political thinking?
federal government should solve social & economic problems
the economy would fix itself
political parties must work together to deal with problems
2
What event on the Great Plains caused farmers to move west and away
new sod houses built on the Plains
the grasshoppers singing Stray Cat Strut
Global Warming
the Dust Bowl
3
Why was the Tennessee Valley Authority created?
to create an increase in the local water supply
to create an industrial service center
to educate the poor people of the Tennessee Valley
to provide jobs & cheap electricity for the Tennessee valley
4
What was one effect of FDR's court packing plan?
unbalance the Supreme Court
gain Supreme Court support for New Deal legislation
force the president to give the justices retirement benefits
allowed Congress to appoint justices to the court
5
Who is not the most outspoken critics of FDR's New Deal?
Francis Townsend
Huey Long
Randy Sprehe
Charles Coughlin
6
Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of the cartoon?
FDR should limit the power of Congress
Supreme Court is helping FDR reorganize his administration
FDR was more powerful than Hitler
actions by FDR threaten American democracy
7
Why did many people disagree with FDR's court packing scheme?
Supreme Court Justices were on term limits
the time required for judicial proceedings would increase
The Supreme Court override all Presidential policies
the power of the President would increase
8
What was the Mexican Repatriation Act?
sent Mexican-American immigrants back to Mexico
allowed Mexican-Americans to vote in all elections
eliminate discrimination against Mexican American immigrants
granted citizenship to Mexican-Americans in the US
9
How did the Federal Housing Administration assist Americans
helping them choose a reputable home builder
providing them with money to pay moving expenses
offering incentives for them to invest in rental properties
helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks
10
Why did the Banks fail during the time period leading up to the Great Depression?
most Americans transferred their savings to foreign markets
new banking laws restored public confidence in banks
most people were to poor to have any savings
the government was now opening all the nations banks
11
How did Social Security and FDIC change the relationship between the government and society?
the government could tax incomes
it made people demand reform for the government
it planted seeds of distrust in the government
it made government responsible to American economic concerns
12
What was a difference between Hoover and FDR's handling of the Great Depression?
unwillingness to allow govt. to establish job programs
was willing to use government help to solve economic issues
could not win government support for economic programs
able to ignore economic issues for his presidential term
13
Why did FDR use the radio during his presidency?
to support a renewal of laissez-faire economics
to secure aid for democratic countries in Europe
to explain his New Deal programs
to justify an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges
14
Why did FDR create the SEC and FDIC
stimulate economic growth
increase the government's tax revenue
to provide jobs for the unemployed
restore the public's faith in the financial institutions
15
Which of the following is a cause of the Great Depression
paying farmers not to grow crops
reduction of foreign tariffs
overspeculation in the stock market
increased savings in the banks
16
What year did the Stock Market Crash
1929
1898
1918
1914
17
What was the major cause of the Great Depression?
a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
prior overproduction of manufactured and farming goods
an increase in demand for imported products
an increase in the price of wheat on world markets
18
What is the job of the Federal Reserve System?
to prevent abuses in stock market trading
to provide a stable supply of money and credit
to preserve economic competition in business
to insure savings accounts in member banks
19
Why did people write letters to Eleanor Roosevelt help during the Great Depression?
families are doing well and want to let her know about it
they needed money to pay their bills
they wanted help with their homework
they wanted to work for FDR in Washington DC
20
How did FDR get word out about his New Deal policies
tweeting and messaging his policies to the millenials
holding local town hall meetings`
using the television to deliver his speeches
using the radio and fireside chats

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