New Deal Student Quiz

Who was FDR's Secretary of Labor?

• Harold Ickes

• Frances Perkins

• Harry Hopkins

• Cordell Hull

• Henry Stimson

Which of these acts gave the AFL and CIO significantly greater power?

• The Securities Act

• The Glass-Steagall Act

• The National Labor Relations Act

• The Federal Reserve Act

• The National Industrial Recovery Act

Which of these was NOT one of the "3-R's" in FDR's programs?

• relief

• reform

• revenge

• recovery

The New Deal created the SEC to

• oversee banks

• regulate the stock market

• provide low interest loans

• create a new football conference

• develop national infrastructure

Why did the US economy begin to fall back into recession in 1937?

• Citizens spent less fearing a coming war

• No limits on high government spending

• the full cancellation of public works programs

• a significant pullback on government spending

Which of these agencies were found Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court? (check all that apply)

• The NYA

• The TVA

• The AAA

• The NRA

• The CCC

What most significantly brought near universal public scorn against FDR in his second term?

• Keynesian Spending

• Court Packing

• The Wagner Act

• The Social Security Act

What did the Glass-Steagall Act do?

• restricted foreign trade

• stabilized the stock market

• dropped federal interest rates

• separated investment and savings banks

What is the message of this cartoon?

• The NRA has been nullified by the courts

• FDR will have to convince veterans to work

• FDR's willingness to try multiple solutions

• The refusal of congress to support FDR

Which public works agency was the largest, and actually provided the most jobs?

• The CWA

• The WPA

• The PWA

• FERA