US History: Standard 18

Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Social Security Admistration

The ____ was an agency formed to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount.

• Social Security
• SEC
• FDIC
• Tennessee Valley Authority

When President Roosevelt talked to the American people directly over the radio, they called it ____ ____.

• Fireside Chats
• the President talking
• Chats with me
• Campfire chats

Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?

• “Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
• Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
• Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
• State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government

The stock market crash and the dollar’s rapid decline in value, resulted in many Americans to conduct “runs” on which of the following?

• banks
• movie theaters
• grocery stores
• brokerage offices

Which New Deal program employed young men to work on various projects to improve the country?

• Social Security Act
• Fair labor Standards Act
• Rural Electrification Act
• Civilian Conservation Corps

Which "R" does NOT belong?

• Relief
• Recovery
• Reform
• Redemption

This organization gave jobs to artist, writers, and musicians to create artwork

• Works Progress Administration
• Public Works Adminstration
• National Recovery Adminstration
• Agricultural Adjustment Act

What institution opposed parts of the New Deal because it believed it gave the federal government an unconstitutional amount of power over the states and economy?

• Congress
• Supreme Court
• Stock Market
• Executive Branch

What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?

• Stock market speculation
• Overproduction
• Weak banking system
• Unsafe loans