The New Deal opposition

Question 1

Why did business leaders criticise the TVA?

Accepted Answer

TVA created unfair competition for private businesses.

Question 2

What were the rules for receiving $200 a month?

Accepted Answer

People had to spend all of the money each month., People had to give up their jobs.

Question 3

Another New Deal critic who felt it wasn't doing enough to help the poor.

Accepted Answer

Dr Francis Townsend

Question 4

Why did Business leaders criticise the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

Government had no right to interfere in private business., Government had no right to demand higher wages.

Question 5

New Deal opposition can be split into these two groups.

Accepted Answer

People who felt the New Deal didn't do enough., People who felt the New Deal interfered too much.

Question 6

What scheme did Huey Long propose?

Accepted Answer

Share our wealth.

Question 7

How did Roosevelt attempt to deal with the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

He tried to 'pack the court' with sympathetic judges.

Question 8

This person felt that the New Deal didn't do enough to help.

Accepted Answer

Huey Long

Question 9

What Roosevelt accused of?

Accepted Answer

Behaving like a Dictator.

Question 10

What did the Supreme court rule about some of the Alphabet Agencies?

Accepted Answer

Alphabet Agencies were unconstitutional.

Question 11

What was the result of Roosevelt's dealings with the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Many of the second New Deal measures were passed., Supreme Court became more sympathetic to the New Deal.

Question 12

What did Dr Townsend propose?

Accepted Answer

People over the age 60 to receive $200 a month

Question 13

What were the key features of Huey Long's 'Share our Wealth'?

Accepted Answer

All personal fortunes over $5 million to be confiscated., All families given between $4000 and $5000

Question 14

Why did wealthy Americans oppose the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

They had to pay higher taxes to pay for the New Deal.

Question 15

Term used to describe pointless New Deal jobs

Accepted Answer

Boondoggling.

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