GD - New Deal, Critics of New Deal & Court-Packing

The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about -

• the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas

• the US declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

• the expansion of executive power during the Great Depression

• the involvement of US government officials in the Iran-Contra scandal

Why did the federal government create this program in 1922?

• To establish industrial centers in the region

• To promote organic farming practices

• To offset the effects of urbanization and rapid population growth

• To provide jobs and improve the regional standard of living

The farmer's criticisms are similar to those found in -

• Warren G Harding's advocacy of a "return to normalcy"

• Huey Long's proposal to "share our wealth"

• Charles Coughlin's rhetoric of "Christianized democracy"

• Herbert Hoover's emphasis on "rugged individualism"

Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?

• Social Security Administration

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Farm Credit Administration

How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the United States?

• The government began to guarantee bank deposits.

• Depositors could transfer investments without penalties.

• Depositors were guaranteed minimum interest rates on savings accounts.

• The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices because the Court ruled against -

• the gold standard

• some New Deal programs

• internment camps

• some rationing programs

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. 

During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?

• By ending the practice of sharecropping
• By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
• By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
• By training farmers for jobs in a new field

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

The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.

• Reform
• Revolution
• Reinvention
• Reinforcement