FDR AND THE NEW DEAL - QUIZ #2

Many factors led to Franklin Roosevelt's victory over Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election, but the MOST important factor was

• Roosevelt's service in World War I made him an American hero.

• Hoover felt that he could not win so he did little campaigning.

• Americans wanted a government that was revolutionary in character.

• most people blamed Hoover and the Republicans for the depression and the failure to get out of it.

According to this graph

• Federal Spending decreased from 1928-1933.

• Federal Spending never decreased two years in a row.

• Federal Spending was below $5 billion until after 1933

• More than $8 billion Federal Dollars were spent in 1934.

A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs

• reduced the power of the federal government.

• provided too much protection for big business

• ignored the plight of homeowners with mortgages

• made people dependent on the federal government.

The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), NRA (National Recovery Administration) , and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) were created in the early 1930s and are MOST associated with the

• New Deal.

• Populist Era.

• Progressive Era.

• Prohibition Era.

Which statement BEST describes the New Deal?

• It caused the greatest economic boom the nation had ever seen.

• It single-handedly brought the nation out of the Great Depression.

• It greatly increased the size and importance of the national government.

• It led directly to a tremendous increase in the rights of African-Americans, especially in the South.

In studying the Election Results map of 1932, it can be deduced that

• only the most populous states supported Hoover

• minor party candidates had a significant impact on the election

• the Great Depression caused voters to want to change national leadership

• African-Americans were not allowed to vote in much of the Southeastern U.S.

During the 1930s, the "New Deal" demonstrated the willingness of the United States government to

• strictly follow the practices of laissez-faire economics.

• avoid any economic practices that could be labeled as socialistic.

• provide military aid to European nations fighting against fascism

• become more involved in the direction of the United States' economy.

After her time as First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt campaigned for women’s rights, believing

• the 19th Amendment should be repealed.

• the federally enforced ban on abortion should be lifted.

• women should be drafted into the armed services just like men

• women and men were legally equal, but their differences should not be ignored.

The Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937 - often called the "Court-Packing Bill" - is notable in FDR's New Deal because it

• suggested that aging Supreme Court Justices be forced to retire

• was the first of his bills to ever make it out committee in Congress

• created a Federal court system that would eliminate the Supreme Court.

• showed that FDR's conservative opponents could effectively block his proposals

This political cartoon from 1933 is suggesting that President Roosevelt

• was a main cause of the Great Depression

• cannot conquer the issues of the country.

• has many problems facing him as the new President.

• does not want to be the President of the United States.