Impact of FDR's New Deal Regents Questions

A lasting result of the New Deal in the United States has been the

• reduction of the national debt

• control of stock prices by the Federal Government

• joint effort of business and labor to strengthen the Presidency

• assumption by the Federal Government of greater responsibility for the nation’s well-being

The effectiveness of the New Deal in ending the Great Depression is difficult to measure because

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt died during his fourth term

• United States involvement in World War II rapidly accelerated economic growth

• the Supreme Court declared most New Deal laws unconstitutional

• later Presidents failed to support most New Deal reforms

The New Deal changed political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the

• rights of workers are less important than the interests of business

• Supreme Court should have an important role to play in the economy

• government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people

• president’s foreign policy is more important than his domestic policy

In the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the federal government’s role in the economy by

• reducing programs to help the unemployed

• ending efforts at trustbusting

• raising tariffs to protect domestic industries

• using deficit spending to stimulate economic growth

Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression?

• passage of the Social Security Act

• beginning of World War II

• reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940

• announcement of the Marshall Plan

A lasting effect of the New Deal has been a belief that government should

• own the principal means of producing goods and services

• allow natural market forces to determine economic conditions

• maintain a balanced federal budget during hard economic times

• assume responsibility for the well-being of its citizens

Which statement is accurate about American culture during the Great Depression?

• The Federal Government provided money to support the arts

• Most movies featured realistic themes and unhappy endings

• Rock-and-roll music became popular

• Interest in professional sports declined

The National Industrial Recovery Act and the National Labor Relations Act are often cited as evidence that New Deal legislation

• tried to keep the costs of labor down

• sympathized with the interests of workers

• blamed unions for slowing economic recovery

• favored management over unions

The clash between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the United States Supreme Court over New Deal laws best illustrates the operation of

• federalism

• due process

• checks and balances

• the two-party system

An immediate result of the Supreme Court decision in Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States (1935) and United States v. Butler (1936) was that

• some aspects of the New Deal were declared unconstitutional

• State governments took over relief agencies

• Congress was forced to abandon efforts to improve the economy

• the constitutional authority of the President was greatly expanded