depositors decided to withdraw funds at the same time

How does the 22nd Amendment protect rights?

Limiting presidential terms limits their power

A program that put young men to work planting trees and other public works

What is the main function of the Social Security Administration?

provide retirement pensions for the elderly and unemployment insurance

How did the Great Depression change the role of government?

The role of the federal government greatly expanded

What is buying on margin?

Paying a down payment and borrowing the rest for the stock

What was the purpose of "Fireside chats?"

restore confidence during economic trouble

Why did Hoover sign the Mexican Repatriation Act?

To reduce job competition for Americans

Gov. agency insures the money people deposit in banks

What was Hoover's stance on federal welfare?

He opposed it, believing it would weaken people's self-reliance

was FDR's ‘eyes and ears’ by travelling across the country

What are Hoovervilles?

Crudely built camps for the poor and homeless during the Great Depression

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1
What are FDR's three Rs?
relief, reform, recovery
rhino, rabbit, raccoon
reduce, reuse, recycle
rescue, reconstruction, redistribution
2
What was Roosevelt's economic plan called?
Trickle Down Economics
The Roosevelt Corollary
The New Frontier
The New Deal
3
Why did banks fail?
Buying stocks on Margin
Foreign Nations defaulted on their loans
businesses closed unexpectedly
depositors decided to withdraw funds at the same time
4
In what year did the Stock Market Crash?
1918
1929
1939
1921
5
Which novel portrayed the plight of the Okies in the Dustbowl?
The Grapes of Wrath
Gone with the Wind
Native Son
The Great Gatsby
6
What was one of the first things FDR implemented as a part of the New Deal?
Removing government aid
A bank holiday
Forgiving government debts
Lowering taxes
7
How does the 22nd Amendment protect rights?
Allowing all people to drink alcohol
Abolishing poll taxes lets poor people vote
Lowering the voting age allows soldiers to vote
Limiting presidential terms limits their power
8
Which situation contributed to the economic problems of the late 1920s?
overuse of natural resources
overseas military commitments
Anti-Immigration legislation
excessive use of credit
9
What is the CCC?
A program that provided income to the elderly
A program that put people to work painting murals
A program that put young men to work planting trees and other public works
A program that paid farmers to plant fewer crops
10
What was the primary cause of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
buying stocks on margin
Banks Closing
massive amount of people losing their jobs
The Great Depression
11
Many of Roosevelt's New Deal policies were found unconstitutional under the 10th amendment. What does the 10th protect?
Equal protection under the law
The number of senators from each state
Women's right to vote
Powers reserved to the states
12
What New Deal agency was created to help create a better infrastructure in America (Roads, buildings, bridges)?
TVA
SEC
WPA
CCC
13
Which of the following was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
drought
overproduction
unfavorable banking rates
poor farming techniques
14
Which of the following had increased power due to the passing of many New Deal programs?
The Judiciary
State Governments
Ambassadors
Federal Government
15
What President was blamed for the Great Depression?
Roosevelt
Garfield
Wilson
Hoover
16
What is the main function of the Social Security Administration?
improved healthcare for the middle class
improve treatment of immigrants
provide retirement pensions for the elderly and unemployment insurance
provide agricultural subsidies
17
How did the Great Depression change the role of government?
The federal government became less involved in the economy
The role of the federal government greatly expanded
The federal government decreased in size and scope
State governments became more important than the federal government
18
FDR stacking the court was a clear violation of what Constitutional Principle?
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
19
What is buying on margin?
Watching your debt
Never paying a down payment
Paying a down payment and borrowing the rest for the stock
Spending all your money on the stock market
20
What was the purpose of "Fireside chats?"
encourage citizens to report communism
inform citizens on progress of war
restore confidence during economic trouble
provide instructions for enemy
21
Which of the following did not lead to the Great Depression?
Military commitments overseas
buying stocks on margin
overproduction in farming and manufacturing
unstable Banking system
22
Why did Hoover sign the Mexican Repatriation Act?
To reduce job competition for Americans
To fulfill the terms of a peace treaty
To prevent communist influence on labor unions
To protect national security
23
The Securities Exchange Commission regulates the stock market.
True
False
24
What is the FDIC?
A government agency created to regulate trade
A government agency created to build public works
Gov. agency insures the money people deposit in banks
A gov. agency created to provide jobs
25
What was Hoover's stance on federal welfare?
He supported it only for veterans and the elderly
He opposed it, believing it would weaken people's self-reliance
He strongly supported it as a necessary measure
He was indifferent to the concept
26
Which of the following Congressional Acts contributed to the worldwide depression?
Mexican Repatriation Act
Adams-Onis Treaty
Chinese Exclusion Act
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
27
Eleanor Roosevelt
secretly came up with all of The New Deal ideas
gave “share our wealth” speech on radio
was FDR's ‘eyes and ears’ by travelling across the country
famous for weekly 'Fireside Chats'
28
What are Hoovervilles?
A summer camp
Beautifully built camps for the poor and homeless
Camps built for the rich during the Great Depression
Crudely built camps for the poor and homeless during the Great Depression
29
What event marked the end of the Great Depression
Cold War
World War II
World War I
1920s

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