The Great Depression and New Deal

16D- During the New Deal, how did the federal government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?

• by ending the practice of sharecropping
• by supporting the formation of farm worker unions
• by raising tariffs on farm imports
• by paying farmers for their crops

16D- Most conservatives who opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies believed that the New Deal was-

• endangering the free enterprise system
• threatening national security
• ignoring problems faced by rural Americans
• failing to enact needed social welfare reforms

19A- Which aspect of the New Deal was a continuation of Progressive Era policies?

• free health care for all Americans
• government regulation of business activities
• restoration of the cultural traditions of Native American Indians
• government purchase of surplus farm products

19B- During the New Deal period, Congress blocked President Franklin D. Roosevelts attempt to- 

• pay farmers not to produce crops
• decrease Federal spending
• regulate the banking industry
• appoint additional Justices to the Supreme Court

12A- The "dust bowls" described by John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath had the greatest impact on-

• residents of urban slums
• plantation owners in the rural south
• workers in factory sweatshops
• farmers on the Great Plains

15E- What is the primary function of the Federal Reserve System?

• to prevent the abuses in stock market trading
• to preserve competition in business
• to provide a stable supply of money and credit
• to insure savings account deposits in member banks

16C- After the election of 1932, a friend told President Franklin D. Roosevelt that if he succeeded, he would go down in history as the greatest American President. Roosevelt replied, "Yet if I fail, I may be the last one". This response reflected President Roosevelt's belief that the- 

• Constitution limited him to two terms in the Presidency
• Great Depression threatened the people's faith in democracy
• military was considering takeover of the government
• American people were opposed to major changes in the role of the government

16D- One difference between the administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover was that Roosevelt was- 

• unwilling to allow government agencies to establish job programs
• unable to win congressional support for his economic program
• able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
• more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems

16C- What was the main intent of the Mexican Repatriation Act?

• to send Mexican-American immigrants back to Mexico
• to encourage Mexican-American immigrants to work in the US
• to eliminate discrimination against Mexican-Americans in the US
• to grant citizenship to Mexican-Americans living in the US for 5 years

19A- Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?

• "Rugged individualism" will end social inequality.
• Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate.
• Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems of the Depression
• Anti-trust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system.