Great Depression and New Deal Test Review

Which President created the New Deal, a plan to get the U.S. out of the Great Depression?

• Franklin Roosevelt 
• Herbert Hoover
• Harry Truman
• Woodrow Wilson 

Which of FDR's New Deal programs insured bank deposits?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Social Security Act (SSA)
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

The New Deal gave the federal government _______ power. 

• more
• less
• just enough
• military

To prevent any further Supreme Court rulings against the New Deal, Roosevelt

• proposed "packing the court" with more judges who would support his programs.
• gave a variety of speeches in front of the Court to convince them of the New Deal's importance.
• asked Congress to have the judges who opposed him impeached from the the Supreme Court.
• ordered a secret mission to have some judges assassinated.

Roosevelt's recovery programs, such as the AAA and NRA, were designed to

• help end the depression by regulating production, wages, and prices.
• give people jobs building parks, schools, roads, etc.
• provide a "safety net" for workers after they retire or are disabled.
• provide free food and coffee to homeless Americans.

What were the major goals of the New Deal?

• no gold standard and free coinage of silver
• abolition and suffrage
• relief, recovery, and reform
• expanding the size and economic influence of the United States

The New Deal changed political thinking because it supported the idea that __________.

• the rights of workers are less important than businesses
• the Supreme Court should play a larger role
• the government should become more involved in the social/economic life of people
• foreign Policy is more important than domestic

What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?

• WPA
• CCC
• TVA
• FDIC

What New Deal program was an answer to demands for a pension for the elderly as put forward by Dr. Francis Townsend?

• National Labor Relations
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Works Progress Administration
• Social Security

The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to

• have government take an active role in solving economic problems.
• return to a policy of laissez-faire capitalism.
• continue the domestic policies of the Hoover administration.
• become professional athletes to support their families.