US History ACP Semester 1 Review

Who benefited the most from Jane Addams's work?

• Middle class citizens
• Poor immigrants.
• Business owners.
• Homeless toddlers.

Why did Jane Addams establish her project where she did?

• It was a huge house with tons of resources.
• It was surrounded by the poor she wanted to help.
• The federal government offered full payment.
• It was the worst city in all of the United States.

The Federal Reserve System is responsible for which of the following:

• Controlling the ability of banks to lend money
• Ensuring the gold standard
• Ensuring the fiat standard
• Reserving judges for the Supreme Court

Unreasonable searches & seizures are prohibited by the:

• equality statute
• protection clause
• fifth amendment
• fourth amendment

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.

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

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 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