The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that assists many Americans by —

helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks

The Great Depression occurred because of over-speculation in the stock market. What was the effect of over-speculation?

Falling prices on commodities forced businesses to fail

Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?

Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

Why did President Franklin Roosevelt propose the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937?

The court declared many New Deal initiatives unconstitutiona

In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the U.S. government —

assumed a principal role in protecting economic stability

What does the sticker in this illustration represent to patrons of this bank?

The federal governments assurance of protection on individual bank deposits

Which government agency protects consumers from losing their money if a bank fails?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

What was the most damaging effect of bank failures?

People who had deposited money did not get it back.

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1
The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that assists many Americans by —
offering incentives for them to invest in rental properties
providing them with money to pay for moving expenses
helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks
helping them choose a reputable home builder
2
The Great Depression occurred because of over-speculation in the stock market. What was the effect of over-speculation?
Falling prices on commodities forced businesses to fail
Agricultural productivity was affected by drought conditions
Declining union membership reflected a rise in unemployment
Families were forced to move from place to place to find job
3
Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?
The availability of land grants for homesteaders
The lower cost of living in urban areas
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities
Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas
4
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt propose the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937?
The court overturned the Wagner Act without proper review
The court requested more voices in making judicial rulings.
The court declared many New Deal initiatives unconstitutiona
court had six justices set to retire at the end of the year
5
In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the U.S. government —
abandoned deficit spending as a remedy for economic downturn
dismantled financial regulatory agencies
decreased the number of federal entitlement programs
assumed a principal role in protecting economic stability
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What does the sticker in this illustration represent to patrons of this bank?
The power of government to privatize the bank to stimulate economic growth
Limitations on the role of the federal government in providing home loans
Restrictions on the federal governments ability to set prime interest rates
The federal governments assurance of protection on individual bank deposits
7
Which of the following prompted the removal of United States currency from the gold standard?
Cold War
Energy Crisis
Great Depression
Baby Boom
8
Which government agency protects consumers from losing their money if a bank fails?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Resources Committee
National Recovery Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
9
New Deal ideas given by President FDR were originally part of whose agenda in the early 1900s?
Populists
Greenbackers
Progressives
Labor
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What was the most damaging effect of bank failures?
People who needed to cash checks were unable to do so.
People who owed money to banks did not have to pay it.
People who had deposited money did not get it back.
People who worked in banks lost their jobs.

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