New Deal

Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.  The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which

• provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
• helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
• forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
• forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 

One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-

• more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
• unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
• able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
• opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions

What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?

• The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
• The suffrage rights for women changed
• The power of the federal government was expanded
• The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans

What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office?

• End the depression
• closed the stock market for a week
• 4 day bank holiday
• close hoovervilles

What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?

• WPA
• CCC
• TVA
• FDIC

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 were stock brokers doing that inflated the stock prices? 

• giving out loans they knew would not be paid back
• speculating stocks to be worth more than they actually were
• buying stocks on credit
• not insuring the customers' money

Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The End of Prohibition
• The New Deal
• The Stock Market Crash
• The Election of Herbert Hoover

What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?

• The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
• The suffrage rights for women changed
• The power of the federal government was expanded
• The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans

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