How did Roosevelt change the role of the U.S. president during the New Deal?

He strengthened the authority of the office to make policy.

Besides providing funds to those in need, which of the following may have been another goal of the Social Security Act?

to encourage older workers to retire so younger workers had more jobs

Why was the National Recovery Administration unsuccessful?

The rules and codes it created were too complex.

How did Hoover and Roosevelt differ in their response to the Great Depression?

Hoover felt that aid should be given to corporations and banks

Which three groups were helped by the Social Security Act?

older people, disabled people, and unemployed people

Why were radio comedies so popular during the 1930s?

Comedies offered a chance for people to forget their worries.

What was one major difference between the First New Deal and the Second New Deal?

The First New Deal tried to restore basic economic functions.

Huey Long criticized the New Deal based on which of the following beliefs?

The New Deal did not go far enough to redistribute wealth

Which of the following most contributed to Roosevelt's landslide win in 1932?

Hoover's policies had failed to provide sufficient economic relief.

Why did critics dislike the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

They thought it was wrong to destroy food when people were hungry.

What was the main goal of the Public Works Administration?

to employ people to construct public buildings and infrastructure

Why did conservatives oppose the New Deal?

They believed it gave the government too much power in the economy.

How did the Banking Act of 1933 make banks more stable in the long run?

It separated commercial and investment banking.

What was one short-term effect of the Emergency Banking Act?

People stopped rushing to banks to withdraw all their savings.

Why was the electricity generated by the TVA cheaper than that generated by private power companies?

The federal government did not levy any taxes on the TVA.

Which of the following was created by the Banking Act of 1933?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

What did the Emergency Banking Act allow the government to do?

to reorganize and reopen banks with enough money to operate

What was one long-term effect of the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps?

New forests and improved lands flourished around the nation.

What was the primary goal of the New Deal?

provide economic relief, reform, and recovery

What was the end result of the proposal illustrated in this cartoon?

No changes were made to the Supreme Court

Which of these was a long-term effect of the New Deal on the United States?

Americans rely on the federal government for a social safety net.

What statement best describes the artist's viewpoint in this cartoon?

Roosevelt's plans to expand the Supreme Court were not well thought out.

Why were Americans most likely willing to accept such a large growth of the federal government?

Federal programs helped their own lives.

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1
How did Roosevelt change the role of the U.S. president during the New Deal?
He added to the president's prestige in foreign relations.
He weakened the powers of the office in domestic affairs.
He strengthened the authority of the office to make policy.
He damaged long-term relations between the president and Congress.
2
Besides providing funds to those in need, which of the following may have been another goal of the Social Security Act?
to help older citizens gain important financial management skills
to provide a safety net for farmers and other agricultural workers
to encourage older workers to retire so younger workers had more jobs
to remove the cost of caring for blind or injured workers from buisnesses
3
Why was the National Recovery Administration unsuccessful?
The rules and codes it created were too complex.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional.
Workers complained about the projects it gave them.
Business and labor leaders did not support it.
4
The Fair Labor Standards Act outlawed
child labor
union organizing
minimum wages
sit-down strikes
5
How did Hoover and Roosevelt differ in their response to the Great Depression?
Hoover focused on providing farmers with aid
Hoover felt that aid should be given to corporations and banks
Hoover felt that aid should be given directly to the people
Hoover focused on government aid
6
Which three groups were helped by the Social Security Act?
bank depositors, young men, and older people
industrial workers, unemployed people, and young men
older people, disabled people, and unemployed people
disabled people, industrial workers, and bank depositors
7
Which of these was a part of the First New Deal?
Social Security Act
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
National Labor Relations Act
8
Why were radio comedies so popular during the 1930s?
People had not yet discovered comedic movies.
New comedies satirized the highly unpopular president.
Comedies offered a chance for people to forget their worries.
Radios had only recently become available for people to buy.
9
Which of the following was built by the Tennessee Valley Authority?
highways
national parks
dams
public buildings
10
What was one major difference between the First New Deal and the Second New Deal?
The First New Deal tried to restore basic economic functions.
Roosevelt dealt with only banking reform during first New Deal.
Conservatives supported the programs of the First New Deal, but not second.
The programs of the First New Deal were not very popular.
11
Huey Long criticized the New Deal based on which of the following beliefs?
Increasing taxes on the wealthy was unfair.
The New Deal was moving the USA toward socialism.
The New Deal did not go far enough to redistribute wealth
He did not believe in Social Security.
12
Which of the following most contributed to Roosevelt's landslide win in 1932?
Voters wanted to recapture the era of Theodore Roosevelt.
Americans were proud of Roosevelt's efforts to overcome polio.
People opposed the further expansion of federal programs.
Hoover's policies had failed to provide sufficient economic relief.
13
Why did critics dislike the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
They did not want to pay higher prices for agricultural products.
They did not think that farmers were working hard enough to help themselves
They believed the free market should be the only factor in farm prices.
They thought it was wrong to destroy food when people were hungry.
14
What was the main goal of the Public Works Administration?
to practice environmental conservation on forests and other public land
to hire writers and artists to record the experiences of the era
to employ people to construct public buildings and infrastructure
to beautify cities with public murals and other works of art
15
Why did conservatives oppose the New Deal?
They thought that Roosevelt was not qualified to be president.
They believed it gave the government too much power in the economy.
They did not think that the financial system had any problems.
They thought Roosevelt was not doing enough to provide relief.
16
How did the Banking Act of 1933 make banks more stable in the long run?
It created a system of regional federal banks to oversee local banks.
It required people to take out insurance on their bank deposits.
It separated commercial and investment banking.
It made bank runs and bank holidays illegal.
17
What was one short-term effect of the Emergency Banking Act?
Commercial and investment banking were split.
People stopped rushing to banks to withdraw all their savings.
Banks began to fail because of ongoing bank runs.
Roosevelt declared a bank holiday.
18
Why was the electricity generated by the TVA cheaper than that generated by private power companies?
Private companies used older and less efficient equipment than the TVA.
The federal government did not levy any taxes on the TVA.
The TVA operated mostly at a loss instead of trying to make a profit.
Workers for the TVA did not receive payment like private workers did.
19
Which of the following was created by the Banking Act of 1933?
balanced federal budget
Social Security
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
unemployment insurance
20
Which law most directly led to the General Motors sit-down strike in 1936?
Glass-Steagall Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
21
What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
to encourage greater livestock production
to make farmland more valuable
to help farmers raise more crops
to raise depressed crop prices
22
With which New Deal agency did the National Recovery Administration most closely work?
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Labor Relations Board
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
23
How did Roosevelt often talk directly to the American people?
large public speeches
newspaper editorials
film news reels
radio fireside chats
24
What did the Emergency Banking Act allow the government to do?
to reorganize and reopen banks with enough money to operate
to hire workers to staff deserted banks and financial institutions
to insure customers' deposits up to $5,000
to borrow money so that it could spend more than it took in
25
What was one long-term effect of the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Many workers went on to become important natural scientists.
Public buildings and infrastructure helped rural areas grow.
New forests and improved lands flourished around the nation.
Hundreds of miles of new highways crisscrossed the country.
26
What was the primary goal of the New Deal?
grow the role of the federal government
provide economic relief, reform, and recovery
remove restrictive regulation from business
balance the federal budget and pay down debt
27
Which agency staged the production advertised in this photograph?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
28
What was the end result of the proposal illustrated in this cartoon?
No changes were made to the Supreme Court
The position of Supreme Court justice became an appointed post
Five new justices were added to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court failed to support New Deal programs
29
Which of these was a long-term effect of the New Deal on the United States?
Average citizens developed a great distrust of federal government programs.
Americans rely on the federal government for a social safety net.
The federal government began to employ regular Americans for the first time
Labor unions have steadily lost power since the passage of New Deal reforms
30
What statement best describes the artist's viewpoint in this cartoon?
Roosevelt's plans to expand the Supreme Court were not well thought out.
Most Americans would support Roosevelt no matter what.
Congress would cease to pass Roosevelt's initiatives due to court packing
The government did not have money to spend on new buildings.
31
Why were Americans most likely willing to accept such a large growth of the federal government?
Federal programs helped their own lives.
Critics of the New Deal convinced them it was necessary.
Democratic economic policies had been successful in the past.
They were willing to believe anything Roosevelt said.
32
Which of these New Deal opponents advocated an idea that was adopted during the Second New Deal?
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
Herbert Hoover
Francis Townsend
33
The passage of the Wagner Act legalized which of the following?
Federal Deposit Insurance
labor unions
Social Security
minimum wage
34
What did the Civilian Conservation Corps primarily work on?
electrification
public buildings
water projects
forest land

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