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1
Which of the following New Deal programs
WAS NOT
meant to help the unemployed?
CCC
PWA
FDIC
WPA
2
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt attempt to add more members to the Supreme Court 1937?
To make it easier to look at multiple cases faster
To get a better group together for poker night
To stop the federal government from getting too much power
To get more support for his New Deal programs
3
After the presidency of FDR, the 22nd amendment was passed to...
limit presidents to 2 terms in office
establish a ban on alcohol
give women the right to vote
ensure voting rights for African Americans
4
The Great Depression and New Deal occurred mainly during which decade?
1910's
1930's
1940's
1920's
5
How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) change the nature of banking in the US?
Interest rates for credit were lowered
The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts
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The government began to guarantee bank deposits
6
How did President FDR's court packing plan challenge the system of checks and balances?
It would have given the executive branch too much power
It would have given the Judicial branch too much power
It would have given the legislative branch too much power
7
Speculation and buying on margin helped lead to this event which marked the beginning of the Great Depression:
The Dust Bowl (1930s)
The Stock Market Crash (1929)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914)
Passage of the 18th Amendment (1919)
8
Which of the following would NOT be characteristic of the Great Depression?
low levels of production
high unemployment
increasing income
lack of confidence in banks
9
This New Deal program was meant to help farmers increase their income by controlling production.
National Youth Administration (NYA)
Works Progress Administration (PWA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
10
This New Deal program gave workers the right to form labor unions:
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act
11
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12
This New Deal program provides monthly pensions for the retired:
CCC
Wagner Act
TVA
Social Security Act
13
Why did many big business leaders oppose the New Deal?
New Deal policies were too laissez-faire
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The government now owned and operated all key industries in the US
It gave the government more power to regulate businesses
14
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Deforestation
overpopulation
A longer than usual drought
Intensive farm practices and overproduction
15
What were factories and farms doing in the 1920's that helped cause the Great Depression?
They produced more products than Americans could buy.
They relied too much on immigrant labor.
They were forced to follow too many strict government regulations.
They used old technology that slowed down production.
16
How did the Hawley-Smoot tariff make the Great Depression worse?
It caused banks to restrict the use of credit
It burned down several "Hoovervilles"
People thought of Mr. Daisey's face and threw up in their mouth a little
It greatly decreased international trade
17
This New Deal program regulated the stock market:
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
18
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Lower tariffs on foreign goods
Widespread speculation on the Stock Market
Overuse of credit
nonregulation of banks
19
This president was elected in 1932 and created the New Deal to address the problems of the Great Depression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Faith
Theodore Roosevelt
20
President Hoover called on individuals and private enterprise to improve conditions for the poor - not the federal gov.
False
True
21
Conservative opponents of the New Deal criticized it because...
it included significant civil rights legislation
it weakened executive power
the government was spending more money than it had
the government was too laissez-faire
22
A major result of the New Deal was that...
Poverty in the US was completely eliminated
People stopped relying on the government in times of economic hardship
The government now completely controlled all industries.
The size and power of the federal government increased
23
During the 1920's, most politicians and economists thought that Laissez-Faire policies would help the economy.
False
True
24
This outspoken critic of the New Deal thought FDR wasn't doing enough to help the poor and wanted to "Share the Wealth"
Father Charles Coughlin
Rick Sanchez
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Huey Long
25
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s mainly occurred...
In the Rocky Mountains
On the Great Plains
In California
On the East Coast
