Great Depression

To fight the Depression, the first thing Roosevelt set out to do was to

• A. provide direct relief to people.

• B. set up public works programs.

• C. restore confidence in the banks.

• D. provide relief for farmers.

In the case Schechter Poultry Company v. United States, the Supreme Court struck down 

• A. part of the New Deal. 
• B. the Housing authority  
• C. deficit spending. 
• D. the Glass-Steagall Act.

Franklin Roosevelt’s “court-packing plan” was a serious mistake because 

• A. many Americans opposed the idea of forced retirement. 
• B. the angry judges reacted by striking down much of the New Deal legislation. 
• C. it appeared to interfere with the Constitution’s separation of powers. 
• D. the angry judges struck down the plan as unconstitutional.

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration tried to help farmers by    

• A. helping small farmers become more efficient. 
• B. paying them not to grow crops.
• C. buying farm surpluses.   
• D. making land available for farming.

Roosevelt triggered a new economic downturn in 1937 by 

• A. launching new programs. 
• B. decreasing government spending
• C. breaking up trusts. . 
•  D. decreasing taxes.

Senator Huey Long wanted the government to 

• A. share the wealth of the rich. 
• B. balance the budget. 
• C. pay citizens over 60 a monthly pension. 
• D. stop interfering with business. 

 Franklin Roosevelt’s policies for ending the Depression became known as the 

• A. fireside chats. 
• B. Glass-Steagall Act. 
• C. gold standard.
• D. New Deal. 

To pay for New Deal programs, Roosevelt abandoned a balanced budget and began using  

• A. deficit spending. 
• B. savings and loans.   
• C. direct relief. 
• D. binding arbitration.

The United Auto Workers staged ________ strikes against General Motors, in which they stopped working but refused to leave the factory.      

• A. broker
• B. violent
• C. sit-down 
•   D. mediated 

Child labor was abolished by the   

• A. Wagner Act. 
•  B. Fair Labor Standards Act. 
• C. Social Security Act. 
• D. National Industrial Recovery Act.