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1
Huey Long opposed the New Deal because of his _______________ program.
Sell Old Wombs
Share Our Wealth
Save Our Wedding
Steal Our Wealth
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The New Deal sought to do what
Allow the spoils system to continue
Provide reform for the economy
Help the rich keep their wealth
Social programs to help the poor
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What did FDR do when he declared a bank holiday
closed the stock market
took a vacation
closed the nation's bank for inspection
gave the nation a day off
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What was the Court Packing Scheme?
Plan to fill the Supreme Court with anti-New Deal justices
One of the New Deal programs
Attempt to fill the Supreme Court with pro-New Deal justices
Violation of checks and balances
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Why was the Tennessee Valley Authority created?
to educate the poor people of the Tennessee Valley
to provide jobs & cheap electricity for the Tennessee valley
to create an industrial service center
to create an increase in the local water supply
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What does the CCC mean?
Copying Cops Communist
Civilian Conservation Corps
Canaveral Cans Connie.
Communist Communism Citing
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What was the purpose of the Wagner Act (1935)?
It guaranteed workers the right to organize.
It outlawed deficit spending.
It outlawed labor unions.
It shortened the standard workweek.
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What is the New Deal?
A series of programs, public work, financial reforms and regulations
50% paycheck upgrade
The newest deal at your favorite store
89% paycheck upgrade
9
The New Deal led to the establishment of healthy unemployment levels in the United States.
True
False
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Why was the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) created?
To hear testimonies about unfair practices regarding unions
Enforced minimum wage and maximum hours per week
Provide new jobs to the unemployed
To create an unemployment compensation system
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The New Deal
Made a financial plan with banks to support the U.S. economy
Act to increase unemployment and force people to get jobs
The start of social revolution in the U.S.
Increased public works programs, welfare, Social Security
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WPA Works Progress Administration
Employed people to build bridges, parks and airports.
Hired authors to write books about places in the U.S.
Paid artists to paint murals on public buildings.
Employed people to build roads and schools.
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What is the NIRA?
Regulation of unfair business ethics
Regulation of consumption
Regulation of religious practices
Regulation of crop production
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The Securities and Exchange Act established what?
Exchange Comission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Comission
Securities and Exchange Act
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Why was the NIRA and NRA found unconstitutional?
It gave the States too much individual power
It gave the Courts enforcement power
It gave law-making power to the executive branch.
It gave Congress to much power over the States
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Which was an idea that came out of the New Deal?
Development of electric power
Supreme Court should be responsible to the President
Rights of states have priority over federal gov't
Federal gov't has responsib to insuring economic prosperity
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What was the purpose of the Bank Holiday?
punish banks with strict penalties
restore confidence in the nation's banks
Force banks to close so there is a more manageable # of them
make banks feel guilty
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What does the FDIC do?
Makes coins
Insures deposit accounts
Sells treasury bonds
Gives loans
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CCC Civilian Conservation Corps
Planted trees on public land.
Farmers who revolted against The Dust Bowl
Set up camps for unemployed men who rec'd pay and housing.
The first singing group of the Roaring Twenties
20
Why was there a Second New Deal?
some early New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional
the First New Deal was a horrible failure that people hated
FDR's original plan was unaffordable and ran out of money
the Second New Deal was required by the United Nations
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Securities and exchange commission (SEC)
Monitors the stock market and enforces laws for it
Insured people's bank deposits
A program that put people to work
Established a system for the buying and selling of shares
22
What did FDR's Second Agricultural Adjustment Act do?
Provided subsidies to farmers to produce less
Reduced taxation on agricultural land
Helped Farmers produce more crops
Allocated unemployed workers to farms
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NIRA means
National industrial recovery act
native individuals reading association
now is right away
national institution of rice athletes
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
Caused farmers to move west to escape bad farming conditions
Required farmers to increase production
Paid farmers to destroy crops in order to raise prices
Provided incentives for farmers to rotate their crops
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Who was Huey Long?
He was the senator of Louisiana who ruled like a dictator
Famous movie star at the time who donated money to the poor
A farmer who raised crops to eat during the Depression
A famous author who wrote about the Depression
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Which groups were parts of the New Deal Coalition?
unionized industrial workers
African Americans
all of the above
rural Democrats
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What were the "3 Rs" of the New Deal?
Reckless, Reduction, Remediation
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Right, Real, Rigor
Really, Really, Riled
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What did the Social security act institute?
Federal-state unemployment insurance
Provisions for dependents
Security for old age
All of the above
29
What does Social Security do?
Provides benefits to surviving family members of deceased
Pays benefits for disabled workers
All of the above
Provides income after retirement
30
Fireside chats
Informal talks given by FDR over the radio
Herbert Hoover's idea to fix the depression
Established a system for the buying and selling of shares
Theodore Roosevelt talks on television
31
Which of these did the Fair Labor Standards Act NOT provide?
established overtime pay
emergency exists and safety standards
child labor standards
established minimum wages
