13.4 - The New Deal Expands

What did John Maynard Keynes’s theory of pump priming argue?

• New Supreme Court Justices would improve judicial impartiality.

• Public-works projects would harm the economy by generating debt.

• Deficit spending would stimulate the economy and end the depression.

• Funding for Social Security would face long-term sustainability problems.

What was the purpose of the Congress of Industrial Organizations?

• to lobby for minimum wage legislation

• to protest the unjust practices of General Motors

• to encourage the government to repeal the Wagner Act

• to organize workers who were excluded from other unions

Why did President Roosevelt decide not to pursue his “court packing” plan?

• The existing Supreme Court began to favor his legislation.

• Widespread criticism threatened to destroy his presidency.

• The impending outbreak of World War II distracted his attention.

• He was unable to find suitable individuals to fill the new positions.