AH New Deal (15) Review

Which amendment is nicknamed the "lame duck" amendment?

• 19

• 20

• 21

• 22

All of the following are goals of the New Deal EXCEPT

• Financial Reform

• Economic Recovery

• Direct Relief

• Relief for the Needy

What was the purpose of FDR declaring a bank holiday?

• to get people's trust in the banks again

• to get people to invest more money in the stock market

• to get banks to foreclose on more homes and farms

• to allow the banks to have breadlines and soup kitchens

What was the purpose of decreasing farm surpluses?

• decrease demand

• increase demand

• decrease crop prices

• increase crop prices

All of the following are examples of New Deal Agencies that were started to help the jobless in the cities EXCEPT:

• Works Progress Administration

• Federal Emergency Relief Administration

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Public Works Administration

All of the following were reasons why the American Liberty League opposed the New Deal EXCEPT:

• they claimed FDR was a dicator

• they were mad that the National debt was rising

• they were all Republican and were mad that FDR was a Democrat

• they thought it undermined the American traditions of individual responsibility

What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in her husband's administration?

• first female cabinet member

• an unofficial advisor

• his chief of staff

• his writer of his fireside chats

How did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) help a variety of people?

• Because there were jobs available for unskilled males, skilled males, women and youth

• Because it made sure both farmers and urban families were able to keep their houses

• Because it helped both the banks and stock market

• Because it provided soup kitchens and breadlines to the hungry during the Depression

The Fair Labor Standards Act did all of the following EXCEPT:

• Minimum wage of 25 cents an hour

• set standards for 16-18 year olds

• workmen compensation

• 44 hours a week

The Social Security Act did all of the following EXCEPT:

• gave unemployment compensation

• gave jobs to whoever wanted one

• gave money to disabled

• was "old age" insurance