Great Depression, FDR & New Deal

How did New Deal programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration provide relief to the needy?

• by giving loans to the needy
• by creating jobs for the needy
• by distributing food to the needy
• by providing pensions to the needy

Which of the following statements BEST describes what happened on Black Tuesday?

• Stock prices fell and the stock market crashed.
• Bank runs forced many banks to close their doors.
• Federal troops attacked the Bonus Army marchers.
• The Supreme Court ruled that the NRA was unconstitutional.

How did Congress contribute to the cause of the Great Depression?

• They made policies that favored global trade over local trade.
• They passed a law that raised the taxes of imported goods (set high tariffs)
• They implemented an extremely high discount rate.
• They kept interest rates low to make borrowing money easier.

What happened to Roosevelt's court-packing plan?

• It was rejected by Congress.
• It was signed into law by the president.
• It was ratified as a constitutional amendment.
• It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

What was the right-wing (Republican) criticism over the New Deal?

• It did not provide enough money and aid to the poor people.
• It had expanded the role of the federal government too much.
• It was focused too much on helping banks and businesses.
• none of the above

What was one objective of the Social Security Act?

• to ban child labor
• to protect workers' rights
• to supervise union elections
• to lessen poverty in retirement

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Administration try to help farmers?

• by increasing competition among farmers
• by reducing production to raise crop prices
• by asking banks to lower interest rates for farmers
• by increasing production to boost crop surpluses

Which of the following was, to the federal government, the  most immediate problem during the Great Depression?

• low prices
• buying on margin (credit)
• high unemployment
• business consolidation

Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Social Security Admistration

Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?

• Civilian Conservation Corps
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• National Recovery Administration