New Deal

Many of Roosevelt's New Deal programs-

• gave money directly to needy individuals and families

• were administered through local churches

• used government money to fund useful work projects

• required families to eventually repay the federal government

The Social Security Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans by-

• providing a stable income for the elderly, disabled and unemployed

• raising taxes on the wealthiest employers and employees

• deporting elderly citizens to their native countries

• helping older workers gets jobs when needed

• Elimination of poverty in urban areas

• Increase in the power of the federal government

• Destruction of the free enterprise system

• Rejection of the rights of minorities

Early New Deal programs such as the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps were effective because they-

• stabilized the stock market

• provided work for the unemployed

• created new private sector jobs

• nationalized banks

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is a New Deal program still in effect. What is its purpose?

• Create jobs through public works projects

• Protect bank deposits

• Provide low interest loans

• Regulate the stock market

The Securities and Exchange Commission created during the New Deal-

• regulates the financial markets

• increase corporation profits

• break up monopolies

• control inflation

For the purpose of enabling each State to furnish financial assistance, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to aged needy individuals, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated . . . for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this title.

—Social Security Act of 1935, Title 1, Section 1



How did the legislation excerpted above affect the relationship between the U.S. government and its

citizens?

• It allowed the government to tax investment income

• it allowed people to have more direct input in government decisions

• it made most people distrust the power of the government

• It made the government more responsible for the people's economic welfare

The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans primarily by-

• providing them with money to pay for moving expenses

• helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks

• helping them choose a reputable home builder

• offering incentives for them to invest in rental properties

What is one ongoing result of the New Deal?

• the federal government funds a space- exploration program

• state governments deny residency to persons working in other states

• state governments use property taxes to fund social security programs

• people can rely more on the federal government during times of economic distress