Why did FDR attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court?

they were ruling New Deal policies unconstitutional

What does “frozen credit” mean?

it's almost impossible to borrow money

why was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff a terrible tax?

it brought international trade to a standstill

What did FDR do when the Supreme Court overturned many New Deal policies?

Tried to pack the courts with new justices

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

was made to prevent fraud on the stock market

All of the following were enforced by amendments during this time EXCEPT

Legal equality regardless of sex

John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath tells the story of

"Okies" traveling to California, escaping the dust bowl

In the Bank Panic of 1930, many Americans ______

rushed to take their money out of the banks

Critics of FDR said that he

was assuming more power than a president should have

What was created to regulate the stock market?

Securities and Exchange Commission

The "banking holiday" meant that

All banks had to close temporarily to prevent further panics

Which is NOT an economic regulatory agency of the New Deal

Farmers Alliance - Populist Party

One striking new feature of the election of 1932 was that

African Americans switched to the Dem Party

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1
Black Tuesday refers to the day
when dust storms hit the Great Plains
when the stock market crashed
when everyone wore black to protest Herbert Hoover
the day when all stores have amazing sales
2
What was Roosevelt's goal to increase the justices called?
Justice for all
Court-packing
New Deal
Supreme Court increase
3
What will you make on this test?
C
F
B
A
4
Social Security provided all of the following EXCEPT
payments to disabled
payments to elderly
unemployment insurance
universal health care
5
Why did FDR attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court?
most of the Supreme Court justices were liberal
they were ruling New Deal policies unconstitutional
they were ignoring the will of the people
he wanted to ease the work load of the Court's older members
6
What does “frozen credit” mean?
you put your credit card in the freezer
an abnormally cold winter
it's almost impossible to borrow money
there is too much money in circulation
7
What are FDR's economic plans called?
The Great Deal
The New Deal
The Old Deal
The Square Deal
8
Immigration restrictions was supported by all the following EXCEPT
KKK
Anti-Communists
Socialists
Nativist
9
why was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff a terrible tax?
it ended American isolationism
it led to bank panics
it hurt the farmers
it brought international trade to a standstill
10
Which is NOT one of the three Rs of the New Deal?
Reform
Relief
Recovery
Reprimand
11
What is notable about Frances Perkins?
first female Supreme Court Justice
first female governor
first female Senator
first female Cabinet member
12
What did FDR do when the Supreme Court overturned many New Deal policies?
Decided to retire
Simply gave up
Turned to Herbert Hoover for advice
Tried to pack the courts with new justices
13
What great obstacle did FDR have to overcome earlier in his life?
Divorce
Polio
fights with Teddy at family reunions
living in a Hooverville
14
Who had the idea of rugged individualism?
Hoover
Roosevelt
citizens
15
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
regulated electricity in Tennessee
gave people jobs in conservation
prevented farmers from losing their farms
was made to prevent fraud on the stock market
16
Where did most Dust Bowl migrants head to?
Minnesota
California
Georgia
New Jersey
17
Who advocated giving citizens over 65 an additional $200 a month to stimulate economy?
Father Coughlin
Huey Long
Francis Townsend
18
What is NOT one of the causes of the Great Depression?
stock market crash
A growing middle class
overproduction
wide spread use of credit
19
All of the following were enforced by amendments during this time EXCEPT
Prohibition
Presidential Inauguration in January instead of March
Women's Suffrage
Legal equality regardless of sex
20
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. What did these laws concern?
Alcohol
The Stock Market
Tariffs
Agriculture
21
What sport was FDR a part of at Harvard?
Cheerleading
Football
Golf
Baseball
22
Roosevelt's court-packing plan would give the ______ branch of gov't too much power.
judicial
executive
legislative
23
The first executive order of FDR to help with the Great Dep was-
Securities Exchange Commision
minimum wage
social security
The emergency banking act
24
John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath tells the story of
an unpleasant incident in the fruit section at Kroger Foods
unemployed winemakers
the stock market crash
"Okies" traveling to California, escaping the dust bowl
25
Which is NOT true about the impacts of the Great Depression?
suicide rate went up
caused distrusts of banks
caused increased immigration
unemployment rate increased
26
Which New Deal Act helped Labor Unions?
Glass-Steagall Act
Wagner Act
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
National Recovery Act
27
In the Bank Panic of 1930, many Americans ______
werekilled in riots outside of banks
rushed to take their money out of the banks
criticized FDR for taking America off the gold standard
rushed to purchase cheap stocks in banking institutions
28
Put these in order: New Deal (1), Great Depression (2), WWI (3), Roaring 20s (4)
3, 4, 2, 1
3, 1, 4, 2
3, 4, 1, 2
2, 3, 1, 4
29
The stock market affected the _____ population; while the Dust Bowl affected ____ population.
urban; rural
city; city
rural; urban
30
What gave unions the right to collective bargaining?
Hoovervilles
deficit spending
Knights of Labor
Wagner Act
31
Bank failures, accounts wiped out, stock market crash...all describe
New Deal
WWI
Great Depression
Progressivism
32
The KKK expressed all of the following ideas EXCEPT
Pro-American
Liberalism
Nativism
Fundamentalism
33
Critics of FDR said that he
had no idea what he was doing
was actually making the depression worse
was assuming more power than a president should have
didn't really care about the poor people
34
What was created to regulate the stock market?
National Recovery Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security Administration
Federal Trade Commission
35
What was Roosevelt's programs called provide relief, recovery, and reform?
New England
New Freedom
Great Society
New Deal
36
The "banking holiday" meant that
Every banker got a free vacation
All banks had to close temporarily to prevent further panics
the day the SEC was formed
Everyone got a day off from work
37
In his inaugural address, FDR compared the economic crisis to ____________.
a papercut
the Titanic sinking
an invasion by a foreign enemy
a plane crash
38
How did Hoover respond to the Great Depression?
Volunteerism
created social security
decided the federal gov should handle it rather than states
declared a bank holiday
39
Which is NOT an economic regulatory agency of the New Deal
Farmers Alliance - Populist Party
Emergency Banking Act - Bank Holiday
Securities Exchange Commission - SEC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -FDIC
40
Decine in world trade, bank failures, _____....all led to the Great Depression.
overspeculation
money for farmers
increased consumer spending
decrease military
41
Who took pictures of Americans that showed the Great Depression and Dust Bowl?
John Steinbeck
Dorthea Lange
Jacob Riis
42
Which of the following was not one of FDR's goals in the New Deal?
Reconstruct
Reform
Relief
Recovery
43
This was created to help people not become poor after retirement
Glass-Steagall Reforms
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security
FDIC
44
What finally caused the Great Depression to end?
The New Deal
World War II
The court-packing scheme
Herbert Hoover's brilliant ideas
45
FDR attracted all of the following groups to the Democratic Party EXCEPT:
Wall Street Bankers
African-Americans
Women
"New Immigrants"
46
Both the KKK and Nativist were both
Liberal
Pro-American
Catholic
Progressive
47
Which was worst part of the Great Depression for most Americans?
the bank failures
the lack of government power
unemployment
the Dust Bowl
48
The first problem Roosevelt addressed after becoming president was:
Hoovervilles
Poverty
the Dust Bowl
Bank failures
49
Why did WWI veterans march to Congress...
to get a job
to protest for women
to get bonus early
to relieve workers
50
One striking new feature of the election of 1932 was that
it was a tie
Hoover chose not to run again
African Americans switched to the Dem Party
Women were allowed to vote for the first time
51
Which New Deal program brought electricity to rural America?
TVA
AAA
CCC
WPA
52
The Scopes trial became a national story because it pitted
Americans vs Immigrants
Catholics vs Protestants
Fundamentalist vs Jews
Fundamentalist vs Science
53
Who was president at the start of the Great Depression?
Truman
Hoover
Wilson
Roosevelt
54
In his inaugural address, FDR said that he would:
hold an unprecedented national referendum
Use broad executive power to combat Depression
accept this decision as the will of the people.
allow the nation to suffer from congressional stubbornness
55
What is the name of the government backed retirement plan called?
Social Security Act
recovery bill
Medicaid bill
Reform bill
56
What was the Supreme Court's reaction the National Industrial Recovery Act?
unconstitutional
They approved
They supported
They disagreed
57
What led to the decline of farm prosperity in the 1920s, before the stock market crash?
repeal of the Homestead Act
Dust Bowl
Overproduction of crops
lack of farm technology
58
What item was called a "Hoover blanket"?
A warm down comforter
newspapers
rags found in the streets
sleeping in piles of money
59
Which of the following best describes the causes of the dust bowl?
medieval farming practices
was created by Native American Reservations
combination of overfarming and nature
Donald Trump
60
All of the following are directly associated to women EXCEPT
Harlem Renaissance
Flappers
19th Amendment
Labor-saving appliances
61
Who advocated taxing the rich in his "Share the Wealth" program?
Francis Townsend
Huey P. Long
Hoover
Father Coughlin
62
What was the Dawes Plan?
Hoover's final attempt to save the economy
a jobs plan during the New Deal
One of the causes of the stock market crash
Repayment plan for WWI loans
63
This Alphabet Agency builtbridges, dams, power plants, and government buildings.
NRA
AAA
PWA
SEC
64
The AAA solved falling farm prices by
encouraging people to plant "victory gardens"
ending sharecropping in the South
convincing farmers to take on factory work
paying farmers not to farm
65
Which of the following was created to regulate the stock market?
the WPA
the FDIC
the TVA
the SEC
66
What were the "first hundred days"
The first few months of FDR's presidency
The worst part of the Dust Bowl
100 days after the Stock Market Crashed
difficult 3-month adjustment once you moved to a Hooverville
67
How did New Deal legislation impact the role of state and federal government?
extended federal govt
limited federal govt
did nothing
68
What area did New Deal reforms NOT address?
conservation of natural resources
improvements in Civil Rights
fixing the banking system
unemployment insurance
69
In 1920 Warren G. Harding promoted a
Broad Executive Powers
Return to Normalcy
New Deal
Square Deal
70
Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath"
Jacob Riis
Dorthea Lange
John Steinbeck
71
What happened to the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
decreased sharply
increased sharply
stayed the same
72
What did the art, literature, and music depict during the Great Depression?
sports
prosperity
minorities
hard times
73
When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933
Congress did whatever he wanted
He didn't get anything done
He proceeded very cautiously and slowly with new plans
Congress was uncooperative
74
Which of the following was NOT a president of the 1920's?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Warren G Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
75
What did governors declare to prevent bank runs?
bank holidays
create Federal Reserve
bank stands
reduce value of the dollar
76
All changes occurred for women in the 1920's EXCEPT
some young, city girls became flappers
Sanger promoted birth control
women were considered "house wives"
women voted on a national level
77
Which of the following states was hit hardest by the Dust Bowl
Florida
California
Oklahoma
New York
78
How did FDR communicate with the American people?
Writing newspaper articles
Fireside Chats
Television specials
He was not a great communicator
79
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)
gave direct relief to the people
ensured that money in banks is safe
helped farmers keep their farms
provided jobs building bridges
80
The "boom" of the 1920's did not apply to
stock brokers
industrialists
business owners
farmers
81
The TVA was a particular threat to
the state governments
The automobile industry
farmers
private electric companies
82
What is happening in this picture?
Tornado
Snow Day tomorrow!
Bank Panic
Dust Storm
83
Who was "the conscience of the New Deal"?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Lucy Mercer
84
What year did the stock market crash?
1928
1929
1918
1930
85
The Glass-Stegall Act regulated banking by creating the
nationalization of the banking system.
federal insurance of bank deposits (FDIC).
use of "bank holidays."
creating social security
86
One way the New Deal battled unemployment was through
public work projects
welfare Capitalism
laissez faire economics
prison reform
87
What was the purpose of "Fireside chats?"
provide instructions for enemy
inform citizens on progress of war
restore confidence during economic trouble
encourage citizens to report communism
88
By the end of 1932, what % of the workers were unemployed?
25%
10%
90%
5%
89
What is the name for this type of place?
Hooverville
Roosevelt Gardens
Herbietown
Franklinville
90
All of the following were technological changes of the 1920's EXCEPT
the TV
"talkies"
the radio
new appliances
91
Businesses willing giving their employee's benefits in the 1920's was called
welfare capitalism
salutary neglect
unemployment insurance
laissez-faire economics
92
How many times was FDR elected president?
Four
Three
One
Two
93
What did the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation do?
provide work
help the poor
regulate stocks
insure bank deposits
94
Who (Catholic priest) wanted to the gov't to take over the banks?
Huey Long
Francis Townsend
Father Coughlin
95
All of the following stimulated the economy of the 1920's EXCEPT
new appliances
government regulation
expansion of credit
the assembly line
96
What was the purpose of the Works Progress Admnistration (WPA)?
help farmers
control stock market
<p>insure bank $</p>
build roads/buildings
97
How did Hoover initially think the Depression would be solved?
Give money to people who need it
Increasing amount of money in circulation
Leave it alone, the economy will fix itself
Massive jobs programs
98
What affected the Great Plains region?
stock market crash
tornado
Dust Bowl
99
When did FDR lose the use of his legs?
around age 40
when he was in high school
after his 3rd term
he was born that way
100
What was this political cartoon a protest to-
The passing of the TVA
The election of 1932
The court packing scandal
The Emergency Bank Act

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