The Agricultural Adjustment Act ________.

paid farmers to grow fewer crops

As a result of the New Deal, the government __________________.

became more receptive to people's needs

Which of the following was primarily a reform program?

FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corperation, SEC, Security & Exchange Commission

The Wagner Act _________________.

kept employers from firing workers for joining a union

Which of the following are correct?

FDR & Hoover had very different personalities.

What did the CCC, WPA & PWA all have in common?

They offered work to jobless people.

Which of the following did not happen in the 1930's?

African Americans status improved

In the 1930's Social Security ____________________.

was meant to help people who could not work

Hoover attempted to get the economy going by ___________.

creating the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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1
Some New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional.
False
True
2
The Agricultural Adjustment Act ________.
bought land from farmers
helped mainly migrant workers
sold land to farmers
paid farmers to grow fewer crops
3
As a result of the New Deal, the government __________________.
was less involved in people's lives
lowered taxes
did all of the above
became more receptive to people's needs
4
Which of the following was primarily a reform program?
FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corperation
SEC, Security & Exchange Commission
PWA, Public Works Administration
AAA, Agriculture Adjustment Act
5
The Wagner Act _________________.
outlawed German operas
recognized the Soviet Union
kept employers from firing workers for joining a union
created the Social Security System
6
Which of the following are correct?
FDR & Hoover had very different personalities.
Hoover made more use of the radio than FDR.
All of the above are true.
FDR & Hoover agreed on political philosophy.
7
Banks had a difficult time after the stock market crash because ________________.
people couldn't pay back their loans
they had invested in the stock market
of all of the above
people lost faith in them
8
By insuring people's bank deposits, the FDIC __________.
did all of the above
made it easier for banks to loan money
helped restore people's faith in banks
got more people to use banks again
9
A ______________type of New Deal program was meant to jump start the ecnomy.
refund
relief
reform
recovery
10
What did the CCC, WPA & PWA all have in common?
They offered work to jobless people.
They were meant to help farmers.
They were labor unions.
They were examples of reform agencies.
11
Which of the following did not happen in the 1930's?
more people went to high school
African Americans status improved
the birth rate dropped
women's wages rose
12
In the 1930's Social Security ____________________.
was controlled by the FDIC
was meant to help people who could not work
was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
gave money to all people over the age of 60
13
Hoover attempted to get the economy going by ___________.
lowering tariffs
raising military spending
creating the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
doing all of the above
14
Which of the following was not a cause of the stock market crash?
Stocks were underpriced.
People panicked to sell as prices dropped.
Many people bought stock on credit.
Stocks were overpriced.
15
The 3 "R's" of the New Deal were _________________.
reform, recovery & restoration
reform, renewal & relief
relief, reform & rearmament
relief, reform & recovery
16
The Security & Exchange Commission would be an example of a _________________ agency.
recovery
renewal
reform
relief
17
FDR did which of the following almost immediately after his first inauguration?
closed the banks
did all of the above
created the FBI
ended prohibition
18
Some people were critical of the New Deal because ________.
of all of the above
it was making people too reliant on the government
the US was moving towards socialism
the government wasn't doing enough
19
During the Depression _______________________________________.
all of the above happened
comedies & musicals were very popular
migrant workers had a hard time
radio helped keep people connected
20
The Tennessee Valley Authority _____________________
brought electricity to the Tennessee Valley
did all of the above
built dams & power plants
helped control flooding

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